2009 Plans/Goals

[Trekhawk]

......this will be heaving in the summer


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* Surf Reef at Boscombe Pier, Europes first Artificial surfing reef ...
The Boscombe pier reef would be double sided reef with a left hander of about 90 metres and a right hander of about a 100 metres

What a great pier.
Love the pics.

[melissam]

My cycling goal for 2009 is a big one: Have more miles ridden than dollars spent on cycling expenses.

2008 was going so well in this regard -- I was racking up serious miles training for the AIDS/Lifecycle. Then I decided to get the custom crankset. Then I saw that used Merlin in my size on craigslist. Then I discovered wool. Oy.

[Bike Potato]

1 - ride the 25 mile Fat Tire course at Elephant Rock with my 11 yo son in June.

2 - ride to the north end of Roller Coaster Road without stopping to recover.
The road I live on is a direct side street to Roller Coaster and I see people doing it on their bikes all the time. I should OWN that road, but alas, I've been very intimidated by it and the few times I've tried it, I have to stop to catch my breath at least a couple of times.
Here's a picture of Roller Coaster. You can't really see all the dips from this picture, but you get the idea....



3 - take my son skiing. I don't love skiing enough to do the 6 hour round trip very often (less than once a year), but I should at least take my son and make sure he knows how to ski. I'm strictly a whimpy green trail skiier.

4 - ride my 1st century. Preferable someplace FLAT, like Phoenix, that doesn't have any roads named ROLLER COASTER.

5 - ride a "Bike Vermont" ride or something similar in/near New England in the fall if I can get a decently priced plane ticket. I've always wanted to see New England in the fall, I think it would be awesome to see it from my bike!

6 - ride to work at least once per week when the weather gets better.

[keepclimbing]

My overall goal is to ride everywhere I go unless it's absolutely impossible, in addition to a 50+mile ride each weekend. I want to average 100 miles per week. (So far this year I'm averaging 70 miles...will increase substantially when the weather improves!)

I am also making plans to ride the whole KATY trail across Missouri this summer.

[redrhodie]

I've given this some thought, and decided it best to make very reasonable goals that even I (SLACKER QUEEN) can meet.

Every day I don't ride, I will do core exercises, and walk at least to the grocery store.

So much for that! I've already not met this goal. I have, however, been riding a lot, so it's okay when a day off is a day off.

I want to add a new goal, and this is long-term. I want/hope to keep cycling part of my life for life. What I mean is, I want to be the 90 year old featured in the human interest article in 48 years, still riding her bike. I think the main way to meet this goal is to avoid injury, keep it fun, and make riding routine.

I wonder if this is attainable? I guess luck will have a lot to do with it. I'll keep you posted...

[gingerale]

My main goal is to improve on out of the saddle hill climbing. There is a 1 mile 10% grade hill near my home. I was not able to climb it last year without stopping at least twice to catch my breath. By July, I would like to be able to get up that bad boy without having to stop and being more fluid in my climbing.

[Aggie_Ama]

I was thinking this weekend about my plans mainly fitness related for 2009. This year I did not plan a distance on the bike because it is too restrictive. What are yours?

Mine include:

• Ride Charity rides whenever close. DH works a lot of Saturdays so close is key since I will be solo.
• Get more comfortable on the Mountain bike with possibility of racing an easy race in the fall.
• Build on running with possibility of doing a 1/2 marathon in the fall.
• Work on core with my new balance ball to lean up.

So revisiting my list:
1. Haven't found rides yet but there has been only one or two so far. I haven't gotten in many road miles because I am a wind weenie.
2. This is going okay but slowly as expected.
3. Well fast forward Ama and put the half in the Spring. Hold on tight!
4. Ugh. I wish I could get myself fully dedicated to this. I like the ball but have only done it a few times since the first of the year.

[kacie tri-ing]

Ride my bike in a half ironman, then ride it across the country! I can't really think past those two things!

[tulip]

I want to ride daily, even if it's just around the neighborhood. It's been so cold that I have not done that. I also want to do at least one long ride every weekend with my local club.

As for organized rides, I have planned these:

a week in Arizona in March, 50-70 miles per day
Cycle Zydeco in April
Tour de Chesapeake in May
Bike Virginia (5 days) in June
a week at the beach with my family and my bike in July
no fall rides planned--just riding. I had planned on going to Italy, but have decided to postpone that until 2010.

Pilates 4x per week, restart the pushups.

[Serendipity]

This is a great thread. Find that I have better motivation if I've set goals. These are all over the place....

1. log 1000 commute-to-work km this year (Apr to Oct)
2. train consistently for a 10 mile road race (run) in May and 1/2 marathon at the end of September
3. lose 10-15 pounds
4. to better achieve all of the above, keep away from the red wine, Monday to Thursday......
5. most of all, enjoy every day!
Whew!

[Zen]

A metric century with my friend who just got an insulin pump. Now she doesn't have to worry about bonking.
Me, on the other hand...

[polly4711]

1. Finish the MS 150 in April
2. Continue getting heatlhy
3. Do the Hotter Than Hell race in august... don't know if i'll do the century ride though
4. Be ballsy enough to go on group rides on the weekends from my LBS (my first and only one that I've ever gone on... i bonked horribly. By the time that I made it back to the LBS, almost everyone had already gone)
5. Maybe complete my master's thesis...

[Aquila]

Wow, Bike Potato, that's a lovely road! I'll look forward to hearing that you've done it!

I signed up for a tour of Yellowstone in June, so I want to be ready for that and in shape enough to really enjoy it. (The in shape thing is an issue: it snowed today, and usually snows here into April.)

2000 miles this year, I hope, with a lot of fun involved.

[fidlfreek]

Ok so you ladies are inspiring! And Polly I was just thinking about the MS 150 in April. Are you riding w/ a team? I'm also in North Texas....

Ok. So, my goals are to
1) Sell my Bianchi so I can buy a tri bike
2) Finish 2 Olympic (or close) distance triathlons in July
3) Finish the Prairie Man AquaBike in September. Basically a 1/2 Ironman minus the run.

Anybody have ideas on base training? Especially the swim? I get SO bored in the pool....