What's your Goal?

Hi All-
I've been pretty quite on this NG lately-- been very
busy with things, but have been lurking, lurking.

One of the things I've been busy with is Training!
I've set myself a semi-audacious goal (for me) of
doing the Lake Tahoe Rim Run 50 mile trail race**, in
July. One of the things I've noticed is that as I've
told people I'm going to do this, I've made it more
"real" for myself that I really am going to do it-- in
other words, it's more of a committment when you tell
someone else than if you just tell yourself.

So, I was wondering-- what big training/racing (or
other) goals do other NG'ers have this summer? Tell
us, and we'll help you hold you to it, and offer
encouragement along the way. At least that's what I'm
hoping to get out of sharing my goal!

Chris Cline
SLC, UT

**PS-- Mark Nadell, if you're out there-- this is
partly your fault from showing me where the rim trail
route went on that ski tour we did at Tahoe Donner! Thanks!




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Yeah, talking hurts sometimes. : )

Well, you've sure picked a big goal! Good luck with it!

I think my goal is the same as last year: to lose another 10 lbs and
improve on power.

I did lose 10 lbs and gain power last year, and so met that goal, and it
felt so good during most of my ski/training year that I'm sure that
losing another 10 lbs and gaining more power will only be better. It
sure makes going up hills tons easier. I wouldn't mind also making sure
that I stay broad-range-motion fit as well, so I hope I can keep doing
my backyard stuff this summer. That's my goals. But ya know, there are
more important things really: I gotta try to make a go of this OYB
stuff. That's most important. And next is to spend quality time with the
family at our new upnorth spot, to start showing and teaching the kids
more things. Then there's the house and yard chores. Then comes my
fitness goals. They're 4th in line. So we'll see.

--

Jeff Potter
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The usual:

Mount Washington Road Race in June (7.6 miles and 4800 ft of climb).

Wapack Trail Race on Labor Day (18 miles and 3,000 feet of up and
DOWN).

Rob Bradlee


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No Mt Washington for me! Maybe the Wapack if it fits in, but I'm trying to move
up in the Xterra (off road tri's) a bit. Tough age group and some guys who
don't really work make it hard. I plan to do a half iron off road too. I am
actually thinking of the half in Park City in July but I don't like high
altitude and July ain't far off!

Get ready for the time trials of the Granite State Senior Games, after
returning from a trip to Italy, where I hope to catch a couple of
stages of the Giro.

Climb enough hills so that the Mt. Washington Century won't hurt too
much.

Leland Yee

No big goals for me ... get enough sleep, get out for 4-5 workouts per week.
This switching between day and night shifts at work is for the birds ! (just
temporary)

John Wilke (jw)
milwaukee

Congratulations on making your 10 lb off goal, Jeff! I set the same
goal for myself for the winter and issued a little challenge to you
to see who got there first. Now it's time to come clean. I was all
set at one point to declare victory when the scale showed I'd made it,
but I decided to wait a few more days to make sure it really stayed
there. Well. Next came Christmas or one of the colds I caught this
winter and next thing I knew I had 5 lbs to go again. :-( Before I
got it back off again it was time for another wrist surgery and that's
the end of any training for a while.

So now my arm is in a cast again and I refuse to look at the scale
again until it comes back off. Not sure when that will be but I hope
to find out tomorrow. My guess is end of May.

So my goals for the summer:

1. Get the cast off and hopefully be told that my wrist is stabilized
and I won't have to have any more operations on it. (Then maybe I'll
have them look at my shoulder.)

2. Take some fun vacations with the kids (now 3 yrs) camping, hiking,
swimming, kayaking, canoeing (kids LOVE anything involving water).

3. Get back on the bike, finish knocking off that 10 lb goal, and get
in a few late summer training races.

4. Build another bedroom upstairs. (Once I have 2 hands again.)

-Mitch


On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Jeff Potter wrote:

Yeah, talking hurts sometimes. : )

Well, you've sure picked a big goal! Good luck with it!

I think my goal is the same as last year: to lose another 10 lbs and
improve on power.

I did lose 10 lbs and gain power last year, and so met that goal, and it
felt so good during most of my ski/training year that I'm sure that
losing another 10 lbs and gaining more power will only be better. It
sure makes going up hills tons easier. I wouldn't mind also making sure
that I stay broad-range-motion fit as well, so I hope I can keep doing
my backyard stuff this summer. That's my goals. But ya know, there are
more important things really: I gotta try to make a go of this OYB
stuff. That's most important. And next is to spend quality time with the
family at our new upnorth spot, to start showing and teaching the kids
more things. Then there's the house and yard chores. Then comes my
fitness goals. They're 4th in line. So we'll see.

Chris,

You're welcome (I guess?). You'll have a great time on the rim trail -
it's pretty spectacular running (AND mountain biking) terrain. Give me
a call if you have any specific questions.

Mark

(Chris Cline) wrote in message oo.com...
Hi All-
I've been pretty quite on this NG lately-- been very
busy with things, but have been lurking, lurking.

One of the things I've been busy with is Training!
I've set myself a semi-audacious goal (for me) of
doing the Lake Tahoe Rim Run 50 mile trail race**, in
July. One of the things I've noticed is that as I've
told people I'm going to do this, I've made it more
"real" for myself that I really am going to do it-- in
other words, it's more of a committment when you tell
someone else than if you just tell yourself.

So, I was wondering-- what big training/racing (or
other) goals do other NG'ers have this summer? Tell
us, and we'll help you hold you to it, and offer
encouragement along the way. At least that's what I'm
hoping to get out of sharing my goal!

Chris Cline
SLC, UT

**PS-- Mark Nadell, if you're out there-- this is
partly your fault from showing me where the rim trail
route went on that ski tour we did at Tahoe Donner! Thanks!




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Goals? I've got two. First, I'd like to be able to hang on to the pack
in some of the local bike races. Can you say racing out of your
category? Second, I'd like to improve my golf game. I'm hoping the
used King Cobra clubs I bought will do the that for me... Either way,
it will not bother me much if I don't reach those goals... Hey, I'm
46, who am I kidding...

Jay Tegeder
"On the podium if the right people don't show up!" JT

(Chris Cline) wrote in message oo.com...

So, I was wondering-- what big training/racing (or
other) goals do other NG'ers have this summer? Tell
us, and we'll help you hold you to it, and offer
encouragement along the way. At least that's what I'm
hoping to get out of sharing my goal!

(Mark) wrote in message . com...
Chris,

You're welcome (I guess?). You'll have a great time on the rim trail -
it's pretty spectacular running (AND mountain biking) terrain. Give me
a call if you have any specific questions.

Mark

Hey Mark,

I ran into some of your friends from Truckee while mt biking out in
Moab...Ray and Barney. Ray did the rim on a cross bike, while the rest
of us had suspension. That trail is pretty spectacular.

Goals for the year eh? Man, I want to get in shape sooner. I've been
doing some 1.5-2 hr rides and they're killing me. After an hour last
night, I basically crashed. My HR didn't get below 145 for that first
hour...it was our first day in the 90s and I die in the heat.

I'd like to get back to doing 3.5-4 hr rides on Sunday. I used to do
that every week, and for about 7 years, I've been wimping out. I'd
also like to make a few weekend runs into the Trempeleau (sp?) (or Eau
Claire) area and take on some hills. I normally get down there once a
summer, and the hills win.

Jay