Saturday, December 27, 2008

Looking Forward

I sincerely hope everyone had a blessed Christmas, celebrating in a way that gave them joy and peace. Ours was laid back and quite pleasant.

Never made it out for my Christmas run, but that's okay, I was spending time with my family making memories instead.

Husband & I did go to the gym in the morning on the 26th which was busier than I expected once again. For the record, let me just say that lunges are the gift that keeps on giving. Owie.

Anyway, with Christmas behind us and the New Year just around the corner, it seems fitting to look back at the year that was and look forward to the year that comes.

But before I get to ahead of myself, let me back up to Christmas Eve Eve (or Dec 23rd as it is commonly known). For it was on this day that I decided to stop in to see Coach and wish him a Merry Christmas. I left him with some gingerbread pancake/muffin mix, and he left me with some food for thought.

First we discussed the state of my knee and what I've been doing these last few months to rehab it. Then he handed me a race calendar and asked me to take my goals to the next level. What races to I want to do and why? Which are my A races? Which can we train through? Which ones are just for fun? Which ones do I want to really want to test myself at?

So much to think about.

He said that I don't need to lay out my whole schedule right now, and it's even okay to add some at the last minute, but I really need to think about this so I don't sabotage myself.

I never thought of it that way.

So that's what I'm going to do over the next few days. Lay out a tentative calendar and send it to him before the end of the year.

23 comments:

  1. Sounds like you have a lot of thinking to do! Good luck coming up with your plan.

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  2. It all sounds good! Glad you had a wonderful family Christmas...

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  3. I like the differentiation between an A race & a fun race. Good luck with the plan!

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  4. Sounds like a great time with the family! Good luck with your race plan! Here's to hoping 2009 will be an amazing year :)

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  5. You and Lily have the exact same blog post title at the exact time in my reader. Coolio :-)

    I have decided on my races next year too. I am doing 2. I will throw some running races in there to spice things up though!

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  6. Definitely a good idea to at least plan out your A races now. Good luck planning for 09

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  7. Glad to hear that you had a quiet and peaceful Christmas. Have fun with your 2009 calendar. Are you going to share it with us once done? In cycling you do the same and I've got to sit down within the next couple of days and map out my A, B and C races, too.

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  8. Glad to read your Christmas was good. Good job on your lunges. I have a hard time with fun races, I wish I didn't, but its hard to "not race" for me anyway (not a good thing on my part)

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  9. I love planning! Have fun putting picking the races! :>)

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  10. Wow! Sounds like coach means business! It's nice to have someone there to keep you moving who won't let you not live up to your potential. Have fun race shopping :)

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  11. Can't wait to hear what you got cooked up for 2009.

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  12. Planning ahead is the way to go. Keeps you motivated and focused on putting forth the effort needed to accomplish your goals.

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  13. Merry Christmas! Sounds like you had a good one. I am LOL at the gift that keeps on giving...Good luck with all the race planning.

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  14. I am very excited to see what unfolds for you. Like the Big Sur marathon (ok, ok, maybe a little early for that knee, but something to consider), or Rage 1/2 Iron, or the Solvang century, or something like that :O) Like I said very exciting!

    You are still gym queen! I will get myself to the gym when i get back from Hawaii! You have duly inspired me!

    I use to dread the reflections that came with this time of year, because it lead me to think of what I hadn't done or didn't accomplish. Now I can appreciate the year for what it was. No regrets.

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  15. Sounds like you had a good Christmas! I did too.

    And, I am glad to hear you had a nice chat with the coach. Good luck on deciding what it is you really want to do in 2009. I have a feeling it's going to be an awesome year for all of us!

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  16. Glad you had a great Christmas, totally right about missing the Christmas run for quality time with the family.

    Good luck getting your calendar ready for 2009. I wish I could do the same but 2009 will be another year of just taking it easy.

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  17. You are always so put together! Looking forward to seeing what your plan is - it is so much fun to dream and see what things fit.

    Glad you had a wonderful Christmas!

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  18. Oooooo Lisa I'm glad you had a great Christmas :-)

    Planning is always exciting! Can't wait to see what you'll have in store for us ;-)

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  19. It sounds like you have some healthy priorities... like family memories instead of mileage. Good for you.

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  20. Oooh, pretty exciting! That is such a lovely way toput it - 'staying home and making memories instead'. Happy New Year Lisa :)

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  21. Everyone is picking out their races, maybe there is some merit to this.. I usually just decide as I go.

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  22. That sounds like a great way to think about your runs! Good luck planning! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

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  23. Good luck planning. Can't wait to hear what your plans entail.

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