Wednesday, January 4, 2012

resolutions? pfft!

since i started this blog in December of 2009, it provided me a chance to do a rundown of the last 2 years and a look ahead into the upcoming year. this time, being the third year, i find myself with not a whole lot to say. not that 2011 wasn't a spectacular year, because despite being gimpy (read: injured) from mid April thru the end of June, i was very satisfied with the races and events that i did do. i got out of them, what i put into them. i PR'd at the half marathon distance, finally, after only 12 years of trying and kicked some butt at ironman florida. my total numbers for the year were good but never my primary goal. you can do tens of thousands of miles of cycling, running, and swimming but being good at something isn't always about quantity, quality counts too. finding a happy balance is key and i'm still working on that, especially with the swimming part, which is always a work in progress. for me, sometimes just showing up to the pool is a victory.

for 2012, my motto is, no injuries - faster - better -stronger. simple as that!

as for a resolution, i only have one and that is to mountain bike at least 1 time per month. i forgot how much fun and carefree it is and i was reminded of that on Monday when we dusted off the mountain bikes and hit the trails. there were a lot of yeeeee-haaaaw's coming out of my mouth and i'm pretty sure i had a smile from ear to ear the entire time, except once, when i went off the trail and almost ate a tree but managed to save it. that's called skillz right there, LOL! a couple of more rides and my handling skills are back. hell, who knows? i may throw in an Xterra race somewhere down the line. for realz!

in a nutshell, i'm ready to get this 2012 party started. oh yeah, and there may be a few surprise races up my sleeve that aren't listed on my blog sidebar. i may or may not be doing some secret/stealth training, heh!

i hope everyone had a nice holiday and i wish you lots of PR's in 2012.

much love and peace out!

16 comments:

  1. Great attitude.
    I think I need to get some mountain bikes for the family!
    You know I read it takes 8 yrs to perfect our chosen sport. If that's true you and I have a few years to go and staying healthy is the key
    Cheers!

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  2. I dusted off my mountain bike this fall too and had an absolute blast! Totally different than churning away on the road like a freight train.

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  3. I loved seeing your mtb post on daily mile. :)

    When I started running, I hated running. Only did it because I had to be able to run to run a running race. :) A couple weeks ago one of my newer running friends said something about hating running and I realized I don't anymore. Today, while swimming, I thought about the possibility that that might happen with swimming, too. Of course, I'd have to actually swim regularly for that to happen. Unlikely.

    Hope your 2012 is fantastic!

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  4. Isn't mountain biking fun? I always enjoy it too.

    Your motto is pure MONEY! Nice!

    You sound like Macca with the Quality over Quantity deal. I fully agree!

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  5. I love your resolution/goal for 2012! My main goal for the year is to find my happiness. I think I should be able to do that. I hope!

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  6. Glad you're enjoying the mtb! Good luck this year, I'm sure you'll hit all your races, secret or not.

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  7. I am so doing an xterra this year too! We found a couple in Oct/Nov that look fun. Need to get a MTB first (-:

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  8. Until my injury last year, all I owned was a mt. bike :). I do love my road bike now but there's nothing like hitting the trails. You'll have to come to Colorado sometime and we'll take a road trip to Moab and do some really fun mt biking (Aka: me riding the breaks the entire ride!).

    Looking forward to what amazing adventures 2012 brings you! Bring it on!

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  9. Secret stealth training, how exciting!!! Can't wait to hear! Happy New Year!

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  10. I hope that tree isn't the one you almost hit because there is nothing around you which says your SKILLZ gotz a long wayz to go.....ha!

    Lifting up my cup (of water) and toasting to you my friend. You inspire and motivate......keep it up!

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  11. amen - balance instead of numbers. love it!

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  12. That sounds like a great resolution!! I used to Mt. bike, but for some reason, once I had kids, the fear of crashing/speeding down a mountain, etc. completely overcame my mind and I haven't been on a mt. bike since! It was fun when I did do it though! :)

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  13. stealthy! i like it. maybe i'll stealth some too and totally copy you. ;)

    happy new year again sister friend.

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  14. I like your 2012 motto! Happy New year lady!

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  15. I'm totally stealing that motto.. just sayin :)

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  16. Sorry I missed this post. Funny, because I was just asking BDD about mountain bikes. The idea of XTerra has intrigued me and I've been eyeing what Texas has to offer. Seriously, looks like so much fun!

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