2 months ago I made a big change in my priorities. After a mostly inactive winter, I decided that I needed to make physical fitness and my well being my top goal. My secondary goal being to spend as much time with Amy and Sophia as I can. This meant getting to bed early every night and waking at 6:00 5 times a week for morning workouts.
To keep myself honest about my bedtime, which I am notorious for extending out until the early morning, Amy and I gave ourselves gold stars for each night that we got to bed by 10:30. She, being very dedicated to her sleep, has gotten many more stars than me, but I've taught myself to limit what I do in a night and I'm feeling much more rested because of it.
So far, my training is going quite well. Working out in the morning feels great. It's motivating to take on my toughest challenge of the day before doing anything else. Everything else in the day seems easy in comparison. Also, I treat every workout just like I would an appointment with a doctor, so there are no time conflicts.
Another motivating force has been the ambitious race schedule I've been putting together. This Sunday will mark my first event of the year and will be my 3rd Dexter-Ann Arbor half marathon. Hopefully, with my higher level of training this year, I will beat my personal record of 1:41:21. Here's a look at the other events I'm planning on participating in.
Events I've registered for:
Events I'm planning on registering for:
Date | Events | Location |
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2/10 | swim meet | Brighton |
2/17 | swim meet | Grand Haven |
3/2 | swim meet | West Bloomfield |
3/16 | swim meet | Milford |
3/30 | YMCA Indoor Tri | Ann Arbor |
4/5 | 10k | Martian Meteor |
4/18 - 4/20 | 1650 free, 1000 free, 500 free, 200 free, 100 free, 200 IM, 100 IM |
State meet @ EMU |
5/4 | 10k | Burns Park Run |
6/1 | Half Mary | Dexter/A2 |
6/8 | Sprint | A2 Tri |
7/13 | Sprint | Waterloo |
8/2 | Half IM | Steelhead |