40 Goals while 40

It's hard to argue that you had a good week when this is what presents itself to you when you walk in the door..... With the realization that last week we were already 1/3 of the year complete, I seemed to push a little harder on the accelerator this week to try to move the needle on a few areas.  Nothing got crossed off, but some areas made a fair bit of progress. It’s rained here the last 10 straight days (or at least it sure feels that way) which means its been hard to get outside and enjoy a bicycle ride.   It’s not impossible, but it is harder to get motivated. Still – things moved forward.   The big issue this week was falling off the vegetarian wagon.   For the first week this year, I ate more than a pound of meat in a week.   But, the place I was visiting was known for their burgers and frankly it was delicious. Anyway, on to a quick update. Physical               #...

Alright – I’m putting this here for posterity – this list is exhausting.   I should not do this again in a decade (at least not without making nearly all the goals easy like eating 50 pieces of chocolate….).   I’m tired and wearing out. That said, the goals do continue to push me into places I wouldn’t get on my own which is a very good thing.   There are certainly plenty of times that I need this. I missed an update again last week.   As it turned out, I was recovering from strep throat which explains why a bicycle ride I did in the hills/mountains of Virginia on a hot day was truly excruciating.   I’m looking forward to going back when a) I’m feeling better and b) it isn’t 95 on the heat index to see where I’m at.   There are some good hills there that will help prepare me for France if I go. Other than that, the goals move forward slowly.   I’ve realized that in truth they are suffering and so have installed an app on my phone to preve...

The good news is that another goal has been crossed off, and it was a hard one!   The bad news is that I’ve fallen completely off the reservation and many of the other goals have suffered over the past month.   So – we’ll get moving on those. As for the goal that was obtained, I managed to cover over 40 km in under an hour!   When I set this goal, it felt more than a bit outlandish and I didn’t think it was realistic to try for this.   However, after getting the aerodynamic bicycle, it put it within striking distance and then with some final pushes through training, it was close.   My father had agreed to come into town for the even that was scheduled for April 26.   As I told him, the time will be somewhere between 58 and 62 minutes.   It was going to be close.   Unfortunately, as the day of the event got closer, the weather forecast got worse and it looked like rain was in the plans.   I was ready to make a go of it, whateve...