September Round-Up

I don't race, and it's crickets around here. Oops.

That being said, early plans and goals are starting to be formulated for next year, and I'm trying not to get too far ahead of myself in the planning and trying to stick with the here and now (a notorious problem of mine). But. There are plans for next year. Big plans. Scary plans.

But those are for later. For now, we have numbers.

Swimming: 10000m (6.21 mi)
Cycling: 122.45 mi
Running: 41.05 mi
Lifting: 13 sessions (3:54)
Other: four hikes (3:45), two walks (1:25), four yoga sessions (1:04)

While I didn't end up publishing them here, I did make mileage goals for last month. 10km swimming (check), 200 mi riding (nope), and 40 mi running (check). I, for some reason, had it in my head the last few days that my cycling goal was 150 miles, and that I could totally get in another 28 miles ... but it just didn't happen and I was beating myself up about it. Ugh, that's seriously just one ride. Why???? Then I saw it was actually 200 miles and I immediately felt a bit better.

Strength has continued to be good and I'm also thankful that the hiking has kept up as well. We did actually plan for hockey, but that took a backseat thanks to timing changes AND unexpected costs. Such is life.

The good news is, if I pick up the swimming just a little bit, I should be able to hit 100km again on the year which would be AMAZING. I'll probably get close to 400 run miles which is a little insane and also something I would love. If I stick with the longer rides when I can, I can also put in another year of 1000 miles on the bike which I would also be super pleased about.

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So, October goals? Do I have them? Of course I do.

I'd like to keep hiking as long as I'm able (silly weather).

I'd like to try for hockey again.

I'd like to swim at least 12,000m.

I'd like to ride at least 100 mi. 

I'd like to run at least 40 mi.

Obviously those last three are minimums and I would love to hit more than that. However, the weather is changing and I might be traveling (let's not kid ourselves I definitely will be traveling). The bike miles are intentionally staying kind of low in case I have to hit the trainer more ... and I have to build up my tolerance for Skippy again.

Here's to the fall (my favorite running season), here's to goals, and here's to dreams.