What is your goal for 2006?

[Raindrop]

I'm going to start small and simple:

Ride more "real rides" which will be easier this year since I'm no longer teaching 8 spinning classes a week, just three. (Plus I just bought two road bikes...see my "What am I going to do now?" thread).

Spend more time on my own fitness even if I have to make appointments with myself (I'm a Personal Trainer by trade).

Play golf at least a few times this summer with my DH, and maybe he'll go on a couple rides with me. (One can always hope).

Participate more and lurk less.......

[SadieKate]

I'm adding a goal and blaming you gals (Veronica, Kim and jobob if you want specific names ). Last year I had fun as a newbie on the TE Girls' Hill Training Program. I set 100,000 ft or 80 Empire State Buildings as a goal.

Year 2 it will be the Seven Summits. This is a cumulative total of the tallest peak from each continent.

Last year I didn't start until Presidents' Day (mid-Feb here in the US) when I rode Diablo the first time. If the weather cooperates I can start earlier.

[cindysue]

Year 2 it will be the Seven Summits. This is a cumulative total of the tallest peak from each continent.

wow SK! What a fabulous year you have to look forward to. With all that traveling, we are going to miss you (or try to join you if we could afford it! )

[SadieKate]

Cindy, you can go with me! I'll even pay for your airfare because I got a 2-for-1 deal.

[bikerz]

Great Goal SK!

What cyclometer do you use? (I'm sure that is in a post somewhere, but I'm not sure how best to locate it). My wacky Specialized P-brain packed up in August, after several months of completely wrong elevation recording, and I just found out I can apply the purchase price towards a new Polar computer - I'm probably going to get the S720i.

[SadieKate]

Yep, that's what I have. It is the newer version of what Veronica uses. I'm seeing some good reports on the VDO that TrekHawk got for Xmas but the VDO isn't downloadable (or have HRM) so you can't create elevation profiles. I like the visual graph of the hills. Especially when you take a flatland ride and distort the image so it looks like HUGE hills.

I used my REI dividend last year and with the new year sale they have, I got a pretty good price.

[bikerz]

Thanks SK - I'll call the LBS right now!

[Barb]

Long time no posts!!! I've really been out of it this year. Too much personal goo to wade through. So here are my goals:

1. Ride my trainer everyday until I can get back outside! This means making it longer than 25 minutes without sagging from bordem.

2. Ride PALM (peddle across lower Michigan)with one of my oldest friends.

3. Ride my first century. I didn't try it last year (too much heat and life goo!)

4. Backpack at least twice this summer (destination to be determined).

5. Be happy. Be calm. Don't let people mess with my Chi.

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[sarahkonamojo]

I, like many, avoid these goal setting exercises as it may only be an opportunity to admit failure. But so sad to never make the effort! My two most important goals for last year were made, the rest I've forgotten... A nice way to deal with failure-- just forget!

2006 goals
>Keep the dogs happy. They asked to be put first on the list.

>Really, really, really work on fitness and rid myself of some baggage.

>Be happy. appreciate what I have. Don't want/yearn for what I don't need.

>Become more active socially and politically. Communicate more effectively.

>Get my hand roll. Do Ride the Rockies. Do an MS150. Ride in Utah this spring and fall. Ski 14 days, steeper and deeper.

>Oh yeah get that new FS mountain bike.

Yahoo!
Sarah

[pkq]

Stay ahead of mary9761 in 2006! She's coming on strong and scaring me.

I heard from the race team captain and contacted the two female racers. One has already replied. They should help me stay ahead of mary9761.

[fultzie]

well, i figure if i actually *type* my goals and post them here, i'll be held accountable, right?!

this is mostly a "rebuilding" my previous skills (after planned time-off and un-planned injuries) year. so, here goes:

1) regain my fitness level (esp. endurance) from last fall and improve on it... i want to be able to ride with my male teammates again without bonking!

2) lose the last 5 of the 20+ lbs. i gained while studying abroad!

3) improve flexibility... again, mostly regaining what i had last year! not sure how i'll measure this one... i can touch my toes again, but i'll make palm-on-floor my goal

4) learn how to ride down hills on my mtb again! (dislocated my right shoulder after going over the bars on a downhill in october and have been feeling "off" for the last two months) so... the giant tobbagan hill that *used* to be my all-time favorite will be my goal for once the snow melts.

(build up my arm/shoulder-strength too, so it doesn't happen again... so i'll continue rock climbing at work-- yes, it's part of my job -- rather than "supervising the desk area." I work in a rock gym. and i'll swim on my lunchbreaks twice a week with my non-cycling friend, who has made the same goal )

5) abso-bloody-lutely no dairy. and cut back on refined sugar. if only i could remember what it does to my body *before* i'm curled up on the couch wheezing!

6) er... something happy now... keep my new baby well-lubed, well-tuned, and sparkly-clean after every ride!

7) get outside to crosstrain as much as possible this winter... being stuck inside gives me the blahs... therefore, i will keep my XC skis well-waxed and ready to go!

8) improve my finishes in the two "A" races i did this year

9) explore my adopted home-state by backpacking and camping... every weekend this summer (that i'm home) i'll find a new trail to ride or hike (ooh, this could be a toughie... but if i'm hiking up north, i can always bring a bike along too... and maybe find a hike near a race if it's a "road-weekend"... and mtb race-trails TOTALLY count-- if i haven't ridden them before!). chances are i'll be camping anyway if it's a race weekend

10) 24 hours of Boyne, baby! (24-hour mtb in June) i think that'll be a nice test o' endurance... a good check of how i'm feeling after a full season of road-training too. i don't think i could've ridden it last october (the time of my peak-fitness so far)

and i'll leave it at a nice even 10

thanks for reading and keeping me on-track, ladies! best wishes in all of your goals!!

[Veronica]

California Triple Crown - Solvang, DMD and one other double, maybe Davis, Hemet or Central Coast. If I can maintain that level of riding until September, I'll do Knoxville.

More mileage than last year.
More climbing than last year.

Veronica

[mary9761]

Stay ahead of mary9761 in 2006! She's coming on strong and scaring me.

I heard from the race team captain and contacted the two female racers. One has already replied. They should help me stay ahead of mary9761.

LOL, I'm glad to be able to provide some incentive for a change LOL...

[mary9761]

My first goal was to make it to the CIBA New Year's Day ride which I did. Here are some pics.. http://photobucket.com/albums/a361/m...%20Day%20Ride/
My second goal was to make good on my challenge to my local friend Marlin523 on best mileage for the year, which I have ALSO done so far for 2006 YEAH!!!!!! He doesn't post here or read the forum, (had never heard of Team Estrogen when I mentioned it) but I'm sure he'd NOT be amused by this LOL...
I have ridden the first 2 days of the year and gotten 95 kilometers registered for Virtual Trans-Canadian Highway ride at http://bikejournal.com I'm nearly at the first checkpoint in Nanaimo so I've got a good start on my ride across Canada. As of right now my mileage goal is 5000 with the option of increasing it. I figured I got 2500 miles in 2005 between July and December so I should be able to double that with a full year at least.
I'm going to lose the rest of my 70 pounds by years end, sooner if possible. I'm going to get at least one metric a month [or 12 metrics for the year]
I'm going to get an imperial century first opportunity that I can.
I'm going to ride in the http://hillyhundred.org 2006 Hilly Hundred hopefully both days if I can get my volunteer work scheduled that way AND I'm going to RIDE more of the hills!
I'm going to ride as many http://cibaride.org CIBA rides as possible this year.
I'm going to increase my average speed as best as I can on the Little Navigator That Could and all 46 pounds of her and keep up with the roadies.
I think that's a good start for now...
Here's to 2006 everyone...
Mary
PS: Sorry about the size of the photos..
As of this morning, I'm STILL ahead of Marlin with 59 miles to his 15.. I'm gonna enjoy it while I can

[mountainpuddles]

Goal for 2006: Newbie

~ Ride atleast once a week for a minimum of 15 miles or 1 hour and a half.
~ Ride a half-Century: Cinderella
~ work out 3X's a week at the university gym
~ with all this to say, flabby butt and legs will be firmer, endurance stronger and the love of riding without looking at the time or the miles will just be wonderful!!


~ Becky