What are yours?
Do you make them?
Please share your thoughts.
I don't.
I have an on going list of things, and I do them, usually when i can, or when the motivation is right. The list gets revised as-needed, which is reasonably often. There are shortterm and medium term and long term things on that list.
The thing with resolutions is... if I didn't have the motivation to do something on Dec 15th, I'm not likely to have it on Jan 1st. And there's no Big Bang when you turn the calendar page to Jan. 1st.
For me, I tend to think about things for a while, and one day I get a moment of clarity of sorts, and jump in both feet.
Starting things when I'm half hearted about them or feel like I should, or someone is pushing me to. I know myself well enough to know that I'm not gonna stick with them, and it's a waste of time and energy, not to mention an additional blow to self esteem that quitting can do. Have enough false starts, and one day you can find yourself believing you can't do the race.
In my case, this is true in swimming and life in general.
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Jerrycat
Thanks for the encouragement. I am looking forward to getting in the pool after surgery ( 12/31). Im hoping that after some rehab & doing the right stretches , etc. That I will be able to run again.
Im glad that you are back out on the pavement.. and training for a 1/2 ironman!
I have signed up for a sprint tri in Cayman Brac 4/18, Im hoping that I can at least muddle through it,esp since I have had to cancel everthing else until them .
Which 1/2 are you planning on doing? I did Gulf Shores in 2000-I do have to say it was the hardest and the best accomplishment so far. It was much harder than any marathon I had ever done.
My "insane"friends (haha) went on to the full ironman(s) distance. There wasnt anyway I could find the time to train for a full one ( and keep my family from from kicking me out of the house) .
Let me know how the 1/2 goes!
Iris
Jerrycat
Thanks for the encouragement. I am looking forward to getting in the pool after surgery ( 12/31). Im hoping that after some rehab & doing the right stretches , etc. That I will be able to run again.
Im glad that you are back out on the pavement.. and training for a 1/2 ironman!
I have signed up for a sprint tri in Cayman Brac 4/18, Im hoping that I can at least muddle through it,esp since I have had to cancel everthing else until them .
Which 1/2 are you planning on doing? I did Gulf Shores in 2000-I do have to say it was the hardest and the best accomplishment so far. It was much harder than any marathon I had ever done.
My "insane"friends (haha) went on to the full ironman(s) distance. There wasnt anyway I could find the time to train for a full one ( and keep my family from from kicking me out of the house) .
Let me know how the 1/2 goes!
Iris
