As I entered my yardage in my Fitness Log today, I noticed that we are 20% through the year. I also noticed that I’m about 10 miles behind my goal pace. My new mini goal is to get back on pace by the end of March… I want that Nike draw string bag!!!
I’m finding that having a Goal and the annoying reminder “You'll need to pick up the pace to achieve your goal this year:” is actually working to get me to the pool on days that I would in the past have skipped.
How about you?
I do pay attention to the "nag" feature, but I think it's a bit less useful than it might be. Last year I had an enormous hole in my yardage (end of March to mid-August) because of shoulder issues. Even though I reduced my goal to a manageable amount, it nagged me all the way to the end of the year (I hit my new 100-mile target on Dec 31).
A little more carrot and a little less stick might be nice. Something like, "You're behind your goal pace for the year, but based on your average yardage the past 30 days you can still make your goal! Keep it up!" Or, "You're behind your goal pace for the year, but based on your average yardage the past 30 days if you can find a way to average another 500 yards per week, you can still make your goal!"
I do pay attention to the "nag" feature, but I think it's a bit less useful than it might be. Last year I had an enormous hole in my yardage (end of March to mid-August) because of shoulder issues. Even though I reduced my goal to a manageable amount, it nagged me all the way to the end of the year (I hit my new 100-mile target on Dec 31).
A little more carrot and a little less stick might be nice. Something like, "You're behind your goal pace for the year, but based on your average yardage the past 30 days you can still make your goal! Keep it up!" Or, "You're behind your goal pace for the year, but based on your average yardage the past 30 days if you can find a way to average another 500 yards per week, you can still make your goal!"
