Commitment 2017
Tammy_Christopher
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I am currently working out my fitness goals and workout plans for the coming year. I'm curious what everyones plans are for the new year? We can help each other stay focused, committed and accountable!
I am making a plan for my workouts with a combination of indoor cycling with Zwift, walk/run with C25K. I also want to add at least 1 day per week of weight training and 10 min of yoga each day. My flexibility and balance are not the best. I also want to stay committed to my logging each day. I've been so bad about that and obviously there is no way to know what is working if I'm not being honest and logging everything.
Feel free to share your plans
I'm looking so forward to crushing this year!
I am making a plan for my workouts with a combination of indoor cycling with Zwift, walk/run with C25K. I also want to add at least 1 day per week of weight training and 10 min of yoga each day. My flexibility and balance are not the best. I also want to stay committed to my logging each day. I've been so bad about that and obviously there is no way to know what is working if I'm not being honest and logging everything.
Feel free to share your plans
I'm looking so forward to crushing this year! 7
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I have been blowing past goals right and left lately but regular logging has gotten a lot easier with a couple of phone apps. I need to also do weight training 2x/week and something for flexibility. I will continue indoor bike 2x/week with goal of a 45 min session. Outdoor walks of ~5mi 3-4x/week with husband with increased pace over more of the route.2
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So at the moment my plan has six long races and a short race, and I'm thinking about when/ how to fit in a seventh:
- March - Marathon
- May - Multiple event weekend -12 Hour Ultra - Objective is minimum 50K, 10K night race then a 10k and/ or half marathon the following day
- June - Marathon
- July - Marathon
- August - Double event weekend - 12 Hour Ultra - Objective is minimum 50K with a marathon the following day
- October - Half Marathon
There is a possibility of another Marathon in December, although I might upgrade the October Half to the full. I may slip another half in to June as well.
Main thing here is staying injury free.
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My main health and fitness goals for 2017 are:
1. Log 1,000 miles for the year
2. Run a half marathon (not necessarily a race, just run the 13.1 distance)
3. Eat more fruits and veggies
4. Look into some form of cross-training (yoga, strength, etc.) to balance out the running2 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »My main health and fitness goals for 2017 are:
1. Log 1,000 miles for the year
2. Run a half marathon (not necessarily a race, just run the 13.1 distance)
3. Eat more fruits and veggies
4. Look into some form of cross-training (yoga, strength, etc.) to balance out the running
@RespectTheKitty
There are some runner's yoga dvds on Amazon. The 1 I have has 3 options: post run (the one I use most), pre run, and Conditioning. Each video is only 20 minutes long so they are easy to fit in. I always do the post run video after a long run and it helps tremendously. I'm never sore when I wake up the next morning.
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@DiKoehler Congrats on crushing your goals. You have a great plan for the new year. Best of luck!
@MeanderingMammal Wow, that is inspirational! I'd love to get to a point of doing a marathon/half marathon. You have an awesome year ahead. Best of luck on remaining injury free!
@RespectTheKitty Another great plan! 1,000 miles is awesome! I am with you on the goals of more fruits and veggies, I struggle in the winter when things aren't their freshest! Lot's of luck on those miles and half marathon!0 -
Until gardening season, I'm committed to walking every work day at lunch time as long as it's not raining, no matter how cold. There's no bad weather; just bad gear!
One of the walking trails near me snow blows a half mile of the track, and last winter the other walkers and skiers did a great job packing down the rest of it.
If we get several feet of snow at once then my exercise will be shoveling.1 -
Great thread! I'm working towards everything listed below, without a specific timeline for completion. This past year I didn't meet my stated goal (pull up), but accomplished other things I didn't anticipate (sprint triathlon, 10k), so I'm feeling really flexible as long as I'm moving forward. I'm looking forward to:
- An Olympic Triathlon
- A half marathon
- A century (100 mile) bike ride
- Benching, squating, and deadlifting 200lbs.
- Improved flexibility (can I do the splits?)
- Learning to moonwalk.
- Taking a boxing class.
- Not avoiding burpees or planks... Fine, I guess that means actively pursuing them.
- Unless it's a special occasion, only eating out once a week.
- Planning trade-offs ahead of time whenever possible (aka, making conscious decisions to help me better balance the needs of work, family, self, community, etc; aka, knowing I can't "do it all" but do what I can well).1 -
To crack the top 200 overall rankings and top 20 for my weight class for bench.2
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My goals are:
PBing my next half marathon
Adding some strength training and yoga into my weekly routine
Dropping the last 10lbs and keeping them dropped
Eating more fruit and veg2 -
My goals are:
- finish C25K and do a 5k charity race in April
- continue running 3 x week
- a lifting program 3 x week
- reach goal weight (currently bmi which is 4kg away) reassess that goal then
- get back doing yoga a few times per week1 -
5k in March
10k in April
Half mary in May- sub 1:50
Maintain weight training 2-3 days per week
Hit my goal weight1 -
@kshama2001 I love gardening season too. Enjoy those walks until it gets here!
@orange_hoodie Wow, that is an awesome list of goals. Best of luck to you!
@Willbenchforcupcakes I hope you are able to crack that ranking. Good luck!
@TavistockToad Welcome to the yoga club haha. Lot's of luck in getting off those last 10 lbs!
@gremlinreb I'm just getting started on C25K next week, I can't wait. Best of luck to you in reaching that goal weight
@MrsCoby78 Great goals! Good luck!
I'm loving reading all of these goals. So much motivation!3 -
My goals are-
-Complete every FB30 program (from FitnessBlender)
-Log into MyFitnessPal every day.
-Get weight to 140 lbs.
-Get my 5K to 30 minutes.
-Enter a fun run every month.
-Run 10 miles. Just to say I've done it. Then I'm out, I am not a fan of distances over 5/6 miles! Haha!
(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)2 -
genpopadopolous wrote: »My goals are-
-Complete every FB30 program (from FitnessBlender)
-Log into MyFitnessPal every day.
-Get weight to 140 lbs.
-Get my 5K to 30 minutes.
-Enter a fun run every month.
-Run 10 miles. Just to say I've done it. Then I'm out, I am not a fan of distances over 5/6 miles! Haha!
(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)
Your goals do not look sad next to anybody's goals! I'm not a distance runner, but I would never judge another person's goals, and a fun run every month is especially admirable in my book. I hope you have fun with your goals and happy new year 2 -
genpopadopolous wrote: »(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)
Comparison is the thief of joy7 -
genpopadopolous wrote: »(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)
Distance is all relative, I find a straight 5K effort too painful to be enjoyable, whereas I can run out on trails for hours and enjoy it.
I will acknowledge the little crazy point
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »genpopadopolous wrote: »(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)
Distance is all relative, I find a straight 5K effort too painful to be enjoyable, whereas I can run out on trails for hours and enjoy it.
I will acknowledge the little crazy point
Have you ever watched The Barkley Marathons documentary? Its about an Ultra Marathon in the mountains of Tennessee and I was riveted.
I totally respect and admire people who can persevere through that kind of challenge- but I have no desire to run even though the skin is sloughing off my feet!!
Motivating as hell, though. I think about Ultra runners whenever I am having a tough run. "Your feet still have toenails and you slept in your bed last night. Suck it up!"
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Goals for 2017
Cycle more than 2016. 2016's total was 5760.76 km. I want to cycle more than that in 2017.
Complete Petite Year Round Randonneur. This is a challenge where we have to do a 100 km ride each month for a total of 1200 km. There is some flexibility in that we can do 50 km one month and 150 km the next to make up for it, but most of the time it should be a 100 km ride. The challenge started in November (that's when the Audax/Randonneuring year starts), so I've done 3 already.
In the past, I've done several CAM challenges (Century A Month, where I ride a 100 mile ride each month of the year), and would like to do that again, but realistically, with full-time work + university, I'm not sure I can commit to that schedule. However, I would like to do as many centuries as possible. Good training rides.
Complete Super Randonneur. A Super Randonneur is Audax/Randonneuring's standard series and the series which is required to qualify for longer rides in most cases. It consists of one ride each of 200 km, 300 km 400 km, and 600 km, each of which has to be completed within a certain time limit.
Complete a 1000 km randonnee. This might be a long-shot. However, if the 600 km event goes well, there is a 1000 km 2 weeks later.
One 1000 km month.
Cycle up Mt Wellington again.
Cycletouring.
Walk a minimum of 1000 km, but hopefully beat last year's total of 1133 km.
Hike up a mountain or two.
Include some extra stuff like rowing, canoeing, weightlifting and maybe a bit of yoga. Improving my core strength and flexibility would probably be a good thing.
Complete at least 2 more courses at university.
Figure out what I want to do with my website ... and do it!
Travel ... of course. That's always on the list.1 -
genpopadopolous wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »genpopadopolous wrote: »(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)
Distance is all relative, I find a straight 5K effort too painful to be enjoyable, whereas I can run out on trails for hours and enjoy it.
I will acknowledge the little crazy point
Have you ever watched The Barkley Marathons documentary? Its about an Ultra Marathon in the mountains of Tennessee and I was riveted.
I haven't, but I am familiar with the race. That's on the extreme end of Ultra running.
What I would say is that trail racing is generally a bit easier than road running, the pace is a bit slower and Ultras tend to be eating and drinking competitions with some running thrown in. An entry level Ultra is only 50km, so 30 miles. That's not much more than a marathon.
12/ 24 hour events are generally on a circuit of some kind, and it's as many times round as possible in that time. So by limiting myself to only 50km I'm resisting the temptation to break myself, my last 12 hour I did 40 miles.
The Ox 12, in May is on the route that you can see in this video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=S3lXqmcHF34
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Wow, I am so impressed with these goals. You all have great plans set to make a fantastic year!0
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My goals are to maintain my current weight for a year (something I've NEVER done) and keep my new workout routine going consistently, now that I'm without my trainer. Also preparing to hike the Swiss alps this summer!
I don't really know how to set strength goals, like lift xx by next December, I have no idea what's realistic. So usually it's just to get to the next weight up as soon as I can and keep progressing consistently.
Smaller goals and events, etc, tend to evolve throughout the year and I switch things up as the opportunity arises. I did 8 events last year and only 1-2 were planned on Jan 1. I also didn't know in Jan. that I would start running or take up swimming again. So I look forward to what 2017 holds for my health and fitness journey!
Remember: Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long term results (Robin Sharma).1 -
So we are a little over half way through January and I thought I would check in. I want to keep coming back to this thread throughout the year and make sure I'm still committed to my goals. I've had a few bad days where I allowed a treat meal to turn into a treat day (or maybe an entire weekend
lol) For the most part I've been sticking to my plan though. I've been committed to logging just about every single day, sticking with my workouts, upping the length of my workouts gradually. I've added a few days a week of strength training. I've also found that I really enjoy yoga and I'm trying to incorporate that as often as possible. I am determined to make this my year, I want to be in better shape, healthier and stronger. So far so good 
How is everyone doing?2 -
I did January's ride ... on New Year's Day.
I'm way ahead of the last couple years in my walking.
And I'm making plans for the rest of the stuff.2 -
Still plodding my way through C25K and doing strong curves three days a week. I still haven't added in any yoga yet as I'm getting used to doing both of these. On my rest day, I'm more active, going for walks and on my feet more. I'm 2kg away from upper end of bmi (was 4kg at end of Dec)! And eating more than I was previously!!
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My goal or main goal for this year stelvio grand fondo in June for my 40th. I decided last year I was going to make the challenge extra special and something I have no choice to work towards , because come the day I want to say to myself I've trained hard and now is the time. Possibly do some race and time trials again0
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My commitments for 2017 include working out at least 30 minutes per day, six days per week - a big change from how sedentary I had become. I'm doing C25K three days per week; and on non-run days I'm doing strength training and cardio (usually Turbo Jam's sculpt or cardio, Barre, and Tae Bo Express workouts 2-3 at a time.) I'm also relearning some karate katas, which has been great for focusing on breathing and fluidity of motion.
I've also committed to doing three 5Ks this year. Hoping to have completed C25K in time for my local Shamrock Run in March.
And I'm logging daily in an effort to get to goal weight by year end!0 -
Just checking in since we are now into February. So at the beginning of January the hubby and I joined a Diet Bet that was hosted by Chris and Heidi Powell. I'm happy to say that we both won
I lost a total of 12 lbs and the hubby 15. We stuck to our planned food, logged everything and got all of our scheduled workouts in (and then some). We both use Zwift for indoor cycling and that has really been burning through the calories for us. Plus I've stuck to my plan of adding yoga into my routine. Now that that bet is done and I don't have to focus so hard on calories burned I plan to add a little more yoga and get back into strength training in addition to the cycling. Overall I'm pretty happy with how this year is starting off. Hope you're all doing awesome!! 1 -
genpopadopolous wrote: »My goals are-
-Complete every FB30 program (from FitnessBlender)
-Log into MyFitnessPal every day.
-Get weight to 140 lbs.
-Get my 5K to 30 minutes.
-Enter a fun run every month.
-Run 10 miles. Just to say I've done it. Then I'm out, I am not a fan of distances over 5/6 miles! Haha!
(My goals look sad next to all you ultra-distance runners! You are all amazing and a little crazy!)
I think this is a great goal. One of my goals this year is to enter at least one road race a month. January's was a chilly 10k round a lake. I completed it in 1:00:13 - and those 13 seconds are mocking me because one of my other goals is to get under an hour for a 10k.
This month's race is another lake run, but it's 5k. Then I've got 5k's for March, April and May, followed by a 10k in June. Haven't picked my July, August and September races yet. But October and November will be busy with an assortment of 5k, 10k and a half marathon. And a jingle bell run in December will complete my racing year. If I can get a couple of PBs in all of that, I will be very happy.2 -
Goals for 2017
Various goals ...
Cycle up Mt Wellington again.
And some more goals.
Done!
My husband and I cycled up Mt Wellington yesterday!!
73.4 km with 1636 metres (5367.45 feet) straight up the side of the mountain. Not an easy ride!!
We started with a 10% climb out of our suburb, and set of rolling hills, and then the real climbing began. Climbing from 8 km to 39.6 km ... there's even an HC category climb in the middle.
I was doing all right at first, all the way to Fern Tree (about 29 km into the ride), and then there's a turnoff for the main part of the climb to Mt Wellington, and it's steep in the first kilometre or so, reaching 17% at one point. With what strength I had, I kind of chuckled when I heard the kookaburra start up in the tree next to the road. Isn't that the way, just when I'm dying on a climb that bird had to start laughing at me!
It kind of eases off a bit at The Springs, and then goes into a long and steady climb of about 9%. That's when my lower back and right hip started giving me trouble. I also kept wishing for an easier gear ... one gear easier is all I wanted ... but one gear easier is not what I had, and no amount of wishing magically conjured one up.
3 km from the top it eases slightly ... to only about 6% or so.
Tired, and with various and sundry aches and pains ... we successfully made it to the top!!
And then the descent.
I find descents quite challenging ... as do my poor brakes ... but we made it down and faster than the last time we did it.
We weren't sure about the weather. All week, the forecast had been iffy for Sunday and even this morning, it had rained and they were indicating strong winds on top of the mountain. However, fortunately the wind wasn't a factor on this ride. It wasn't bad at all. And although it was cloudy, we didn't get any rain until we were nearly home, and then only just a little. It's raining more heavily now.
But one interesting thing was watching the fog come up over the Derwent and bay from above ... it rose as we descended until we were among it at one point. Mist hanging in the trees just above us.
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Goals for 2017
Various goals ...
Cycle up Mt Wellington again.
And some more goals.
Done!
My husband and I cycled up Mt Wellington yesterday!!
73.4 km with 1636 metres (5367.45 feet) straight up the side of the mountain. Not an easy ride!!
We started with a 10% climb out of our suburb, and set of rolling hills, and then the real climbing began. Climbing from 8 km to 39.6 km ... there's even an HC category climb in the middle.
I was doing all right at first, all the way to Fern Tree (about 29 km into the ride), and then there's a turnoff for the main part of the climb to Mt Wellington, and it's steep in the first kilometre or so, reaching 17% at one point. With what strength I had, I kind of chuckled when I heard the kookaburra start up in the tree next to the road. Isn't that the way, just when I'm dying on a climb that bird had to start laughing at me!
It kind of eases off a bit at The Springs, and then goes into a long and steady climb of about 9%. That's when my lower back and right hip started giving me trouble. I also kept wishing for an easier gear ... one gear easier is all I wanted ... but one gear easier is not what I had, and no amount of wishing magically conjured one up.
3 km from the top it eases slightly ... to only about 6% or so.
Tired, and with various and sundry aches and pains ... we successfully made it to the top!!
And then the descent.
I find descents quite challenging ... as do my poor brakes ... but we made it down and faster than the last time we did it.
We weren't sure about the weather. All week, the forecast had been iffy for Sunday and even this morning, it had rained and they were indicating strong winds on top of the mountain. However, fortunately the wind wasn't a factor on this ride. It wasn't bad at all. And although it was cloudy, we didn't get any rain until we were nearly home, and then only just a little. It's raining more heavily now.
But one interesting thing was watching the fog come up over the Derwent and bay from above ... it rose as we descended until we were among it at one point. Mist hanging in the trees just above us.
That is so awesome! Hope your back and hips are feeling better and glad the rain held off for you! Congrats and beautiful photo!
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