In 2021 I made a goal of 7000 m. to coincide with turning 70. I surpassed my goal, riding over 8000 m/ yr for 3 years now. I am tryingvto maintainnthat mikeage for at least another year. Tomorrow I start atour in Portugal that should be a good start.
Steven Sweedler Plymouth, New Hampshire On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM Bill Schairer <commut...@gmail.com> wrote: > My annual goals for the past for the past 7 years, going into the 8th have > been Simple, Measurable, and Achievable - except I missed it in 2023 by > about 70 miles due to filling a cancellation spot for hernia repair 12/26. > I do have my High goal (6,000 miles) vs my Minimum goal (5,000 miles). 2023 > saw me fall short on both. I guess the Relevance for me is the belief that > the magic drug is exercise. When my doctor wanted me to start statins I > told her I'll use exercise and diet instead. Like Bill L, I want to > maintain my quality of life but I view it more as preventing an untimely > end due to unnatural inactivity rather than an extension of life. There is > a local guy I follow on Strava who is just a bit younger than my 70 years > who did something like 15,000 miles in 2023!! Much of that on gravel with > enormous climbing. That, for me, would definitely not qualify for Timely. > Also, I sometimes wonder if there is a tipping point with respect to > Relevance to health where one can get too much exercise? If so, I somehow > think my body would let me know. > > I also like to get in at least one week of touring each year. I think I > missed 2020 due to COVID, couldn't handle missing again in 2021 due to > COVID so went anyway and got COVID on the tour. Oh well. > > Prior to these past few years I had no specific goals. I was pretty > strictly a utilitarian cyclist rather than recreational (except for > touring). It was difficult for me to motivate myself to just go out and > ride for the sake of riding even though I always enjoyed it. Having the > goal now motivates me to go out, even on most of those days when I really > don't feel like it, and I never regret doing so. > > Off to slow start in 2024, 1 mile around the neighborhood. Hoping to get > clearance from surgeon on the 9th. I'm getting antsy... > > Bill S > San Diego > > On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 1:11:39 PM UTC-8 George Schick wrote: > >> ‘Vee get too soon oldt und too late schmart’ I love it. Sounds exactly >> like some of the things my grandfather used to say. I may have to make a >> plaque for this myself. >> >> On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 11:08:36 AM UTC-6 John Dewey wrote: >> >>> All worthy goals…but beware the ‘ride your age’ program. I embarked on >>> this years ago and found we too quickly reach the point where the math just >>> doesn’t look so good…i.e. it’s all backwards. >>> >>> My grandfather, who taught me all I ever needed to know about bicycle >>> mechanics, had a goofy plaque over his workbench: ‘Vee get too soon oldt >>> und too late schmart’. >>> >>> Jock >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:48 AM Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Often we do a goals thread, and there seems to me that there's a schism >>>> on how to approach goals. Some folks have very specific goals: i.e. >>>> "average 10 miles a day over the year". Others enjoy eschewing the >>>> specificity: i.e. "have more fun on the bike". >>>> >>>> I'm a devotee of S.M.A.R.T. goals, which are (S)simple, (M)easurable, >>>> (A)chievable, (R)relevant, (T)imply. The notion of the S.M.A.R.T. goal has >>>> improved my life in several ways and maybe in a way has saved my life. I'm >>>> a compulsive person and I'm a numbers guy. I'm going to be compulsive >>>> about *something >>>> , *so if that something can be achievable and healthy, then that's a >>>> good thing. I've gotten into the habit of setting up tons of tiny >>>> S.M.A.R.T. goals, and it sets me up to have a regular pattern of taking >>>> W's. >>>> >>>> My big picture goals for 2024 include: >>>> >>>> 10,000km ridden >>>> Summit Mount Diablo 5 times on 5 different bikes >>>> Put myself in the position to attempt my first 400k brevet >>>> Complete the Marin Mountains 200k brevet >>>> Complete 25% of every city in Contra Costa County on Wandrer >>>> Complete 25% of Marin County on Wandrer >>>> Ride 55 miles on my 55th birthday and kick off riding my age on my >>>> birthday as a regular event >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8a7e8cfc-b9fe-4990-876c-20c4211b6c44n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8a7e8cfc-b9fe-4990-876c-20c4211b6c44n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/00b8f72b-5831-46f4-be3c-fa4723f78539n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/00b8f72b-5831-46f4-be3c-fa4723f78539n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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