2013: Time to Get My Fitness Back

                2012 hasn’t been the best of years for training. I let my fitness slide, and now I gotta get it back. With the new year upon us, I have new goals to shoot for in 2013. I don’t want to call them resolutions cause I hate that term. Resolutions don’t last. Resolutions are things you pay lip service to but never follow up on. So I keep it as it should be, goals. On that note, here are my 2013 fitness goals.

BORN TO RUN

                I need to get back to my athletic roots, which is running. When I run, I feel like a kid again. I love being outside and taking in the early morning fresh air, when it’s crisp and no one is around. I feel like I own the streets. I love when I run hard and fast and I’m wheezing by the end. But for the past year I haven’t done enough of that and I need to do it again.

                So start off, I just need to build the consistency. I’m going to run at least 3 times a week for 20-30 min. I know it’s going to feel hard at first, running at a pace I would’ve considered excruciatingly slow just a year ago, but I gotta start somewhere. Once I’m consistent, the goal is to train for a mid-year half marathon, then a fall marathon (most likely Victoria). It’s funny you know, all this time that I’ve been running and I still haven’t done a marathon.

 

TRI TRI AGAIN

                If there is one triathlon I’m going to do this year, it’s the Delta Triathlon. One of the first triathlons I’ve ever done, it’s remained a staple in my racing career (I don’t know if I should call it career seeing that I’ve never made money off of triathlons). I may not be as fast as I used to be, but I’m not going to give up this race. I just need to make sure I get my swimming on cause last year I didn’t feel so hot after the swim.  To prep I’ll need to swim at least twice a week, even if they’re only 30 min swims. And I gotta get on my bike at least once a week.

 

IRON MAIDEN

                I can’t forget about my strength. Earlier in the year I reached personal bests in my deadlift and bench press, and I want to come close to meeting those PR’s. But if I plan on doing a marathon, I gotta make my strength training complementary to my runs. Maybe after the fall marathon I’ll aim for the PR’s.

 

WHAT OBSTACLE?

                 Back in June I was supposed to do the Tough Mudder. I ended up getting sick the day before. I’m determined to do it this year. I also want to do the Spartan Race again. Check that, I’m going to do the Spartan Race. Saying I want to usually means that it’s not going to happen.

                There you have it, my 2013 fitness goals. I hate feeling deconditioned, I want to get my fitness back and 2013 will be that year. Bring it on!