Goals

I’ve just got back from a really disappointing pool session. And I’m not at all happy. Not happy at all. Grrrrrr! It’s the last Monday of the month, so that means a 400m time trial at the NE31’s swim session. After last Friday’s performance in the pool (2:30 / 100m pace over 1,000m), which was...
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After the freezing cold easterly wind of the last week, the weather changed last night, and it became almost warm. I’d noticed the difference in temperature as soon as we came out of the pool, so this morning’s run was sure to be pleasant. The sun was shining, there was no wind to speak of,...
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Tomorrow is the North Tyneside 10k - from North Shields to the Lighthouse. It’ll be the fourth year for this race, and I’ve done ‘em all so far. It’s a great event that goes right past my front door, so I get ‘home team’ advantage, with a huge crowd to cheer me on. And I...
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I remember when I was a student at Loughborough (famous for sports and engineering geeks - I was in the latter group, though Steve Backley was in my Hall in the year above me), looking out at the field behind my room, and watching a guy doing sprints. He had a rope round his...
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I hit my mileage target for last year at the start of December. And just like the mis-quoted Tom Simpson, I didn’t utter the words, “Put me back on my bike”. Nope, far from it. In fact, in the last three months, I’ve only cycled about 250 miles. I’m sure I remember reading in...
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Remember the ‘R’ in SMART goals? You have to set yourself targets that are realistic - bearing in mind your other commitments. Well there are all sorts of holidays & visits to my folks (in Kent - the other end of the UK), and Wife’s folks in France (2,000 mile round trip by car)...
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It’s that time of year again, when planning the next season takes hold. Actually, last month might have been that time of year, but better late than never. This year, I’m trying to stick to the Good Advice in Joe Friel’s Triathlete’s Training Bible (which is also available in the USA!). And to that end, I’ve...
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Elizabeth Fedosky has a great post about setting goals, and standing up to be counted in making ‘em real. If you’re making your New Year’s resolutions (which are of course, S.M.A.R.T.  goals, aren’t they?), then you could do a lot worse than following some of Elizabeth’s advice on changing the track you play in...
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It’s pantomime season, so the traditional reply to “Look behind you”, after a slow stage-tip-toed circle is “There’s no-one there, boys & girls!” However, 2007 is well and truly behind us now, so here’s my twopenn’th on how I think I did . . . Goals in the bag: Four out of Five: Returned for a second...
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We’re getting toward the time of year where people start thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. Normally like oaths taken in haste, these often spring from the hangover on the first of January, perhaps with a certain degree of OMG . . . NEVER again. This year, I’m turning over a new leaf, and I’ll ....
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