So my annual goals, broken down by month, average out to:
1. Exercise at least 300 hours. That's 25 hours per month
(Goal 2 is long term. I will say that I lost about 2 lbs in January, or so it appears.)
3a. Run 800 miles in 2011. That's 66 miles a month.
3b. Bike 2500 miles. That's 208 miles a month.
3c. Get in the gym 100 times, or 2x / week avg. That's 8.3 (call it 9) times a month.
3d. Swim. At least some. Yeah.
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So how'd it go? Well...
1) 26 hours, 15 minutes, 52 seconds. Ahead of scheduled pace. A+
3a) ran 45.5 miles. This is going to be higher in the warmer months when I can get outside and make daily runs more like 6 miles on average than the 3-4 I manage on the treadmill most times. So whereas that's only 68% of the pro-rata goal, I'm giving it a solid B.
3b) biked 149.2 miles. That's again going to be lower in the winter months than the summer months anyway, so even though here it's only 71.7% of the average goal total, I'm going to give it a solid B+.
3c) Did weights 7 times. 7 of 8.3 per month is 84%, or a B. However, my employer has also started a "wellness program" that includes weekly group fitness classes. These generally aren't killer workouts and end up being more aerobic than strength, but I'm counting them towards this goal... and that means I'm going to have to modify this goal, since I get to go to 3-4 of these per week. So for now, I'm sticking with a B.
3d) Didn't swim at all. None. Fail.
So overall, I'm going to give the month a solid B to B+ average grade. On to February!
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By the way, your endurance junkie friend has it all wrong -- you should focus on your body composition instead of anything else. Unless you are a competitive body builder, you can't pack on too much muscle. You will need every little bit for your training and races.
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