What is your goal for 2006?

[laughlaugh18]

A newbie's list:

Stop using the hand-me-down and buy a bike that fits and that makes me smile every time I look at it.

Ride more than just once or twice a week.

Learn some basic bike maintenance and get better at my bike handling skills.

Ride enough during the year to be able to do a half century for my half century birthday in October. (Shh, that's the secret goal; I really, really want to do it, but I have a history of making goals for myself and not meeting them and then getting mad at myself. So I plan to trick myself into thinking it's not a goal, do it anyway, and then be doubly happy).

[runner2]

have more vegetables, less meat
have more fruits, less sugar
have more vinegar, less salt
have more laugh, less angry
have more actions, less talk
have more sleep, less worry

[KSH]

Complete another duathlon. Place better than I did last year.

Complete in at least 2 sprint triathlon's. Try to run the ENTIRE 5K without walking!

Ride the MS150...and to make it 150 miles... instead of 65!

Think about... and maybe train for... an Olympic distance triathlon.

To stay health and to try to keep from going over 120 pounds due to eating out too much!

[shadon]

To ride 3/4 of the AIDSLifeCycle ...what's that? 438.75 miles.

To ride the Cinderella classic in March.

To be able to stay on the funky balance board thingie at the gym for more than one minute.

Simple goals, in no particular order.

[Trek420]

take a break from the AIDS ride but better not get tooooo outa shape so I can do it again in 2007 so....

to ride the equivelant of it in miles on ALC training rides.

do the Top Hat.

all of BATO.

bike commute more, try to have balance in my bikeing, dog walkies and Aikido.

and Shadon, 3/4 my a**, you will do it all! Reach for the stars and you may miss and hit the moon. Train to do the whole ride. Get to rest stop 4 each day. Just the idea of seeing what those guys do each day kept me goin'. And then it's just a short ride to camp.

For example if you can do the Cindy and a longish ride the next day, and one or two other metrics before June like Primavera, Day on the Ride, you will do jest fine.

Lots of base miles right now. Subliminal hint: base miles base miles base miles.

On ALC3 my plan was train harder than the actual ride, then treat ALC like a 7 day recovery ride. Focus on recovery each day,hydrate, eat lots. Kinda blew it on Day 4 but otherwise ok.

This year went a lot better. Trained more, ate more!! Rode all but 10 miles.

Oh, I forgot a goal acheive world peace

Oh, and have fun

[shadon]

I am determined *not* to beat myself up over this ride...hence the goal to do most of the ride. I'm having so much fun that whatever I do will be fine!

and heck, on my snazzy new bike, I'll surely do the whole thing!

[Trek420]

Yeah, yeah, thanks Shadon, I'm a gem, yeah, whatever ;-)

Don't panic, you will do this thing! Just keep plugging away and.... subliminal hint, base miles base miles base miles.

This board and these gals got me through both ALC rides.

Thanks TE gals and your TE guys where applicable.

[tatormc]

Ride more miles than I did this year

Become stronger and faster so that I can keep up with hubby

Get involved with a local bike club

Continue to do other workouts so I can get some muscle on these stick arms

Win the lottery so I can have an Orbea Orca

[veekcee]

Goals for 2006:

1. Ride more than once or twice a week; lately it's been more like once or twice a month!
2. Stop being afraid of the mountain lions and get back out on the dirt.
3. Incorporate strength training and stretching.
4. Eat more and smarter to reduce this middle age, perimenopausal fat that keeps hanging around.

[alpinerabbit]

World peace, getting my weight below 65 kg (at 172cm), and riding the 100 km/1200m Engadine bike marathon in July.

[Selkie]

Here are my 2006 goals:

1) Ride 5000 miles--get out for a ride everyday, weather permitting
2) Try not to buy another bike (haha)--my new Luna will arrive before 31 Dec, thank goodness!
3) Be a kinder, more empathetic less judgemental person
4) Start swimming again
5) Become more Zenlike--choosing my battles wisely, "letting go" instead of hanging on to negative feelings, better accepting stuff I can't change, etc.
6) Make time to see my friends more
7) Give my husband and dogs lots of love every day

[snowtulip]

I'm sending everyone happy vibes to reach your goals. Since I haven't been riding much since the mtn. bike touring, I'm trying to get back in the grove since I have a new bike (more to come later)!

1. Another self-supported mountain bike tour
2. Enter 3 regional adventure races
3. Join Corsair Mac's ladies ride
4. Try to remember that when times are hectic, my bike is there for me (something I always forget until I get back on my bike)
5. Smile, smile, smile

I'm getting excited!

[jobob]

Ride a little faster than this past year,
ride a little farther than this past year,
ride a little longer than this past year, and
ride a little stronger than this past year.

Oh yeah, and keep off most of the weight I lost this past year !

-jo "hopes that's not too much to ask" bob

[KatieBelle]

I love this thread! My goals for 2006:

1) Finish the MS150
2) Ride more
3) Run the Disneyland 1/2 marathon
4) Train for the Disney World marathon (going for 26.2)

[newfsmith]

After a very mixed year in 2005 when my mileage has taken serious hits due to injury, family responsibilities and work requirements; I'm nervous about setting goals that I might not be able to keep. Here they are anyway:

1. A winter century, which I have never done. Hopefully on Jan.1.

2. Both days of the Pan-Mass Challenge, which will require raising a
thousand dollars more than I did this year.

3. Turn the Pan-Mass into a Trans-Mass, and start the Friday morning
from Stockbridge, MA and ride to the Sturbridge, MA start of the
PMC, then continue on to Bourne and Provincetown. That would make
it roughly a 270 mile, 3 day ride.

4. Complete the seat mounted hydration system I'm working on. If speed
is not a concern, it should be doable for much less than the NeverReach
system.