This week’s Tuesday Topic: What’s your plan to achieve your 2024 goals? You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post. Remember to link up with Jenn and Zenaida! Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier! Remember to come back for later linkers!
In December I wrote about my 2024 goals. Let me tell you how I plan to achieve these goals.
➡️ Read 24 books. I read 23 books last year. 24 books is 2 each month. I think I can manage it. I am impressed with people that read 50, 60, 70 books in a year. I guess I can do it too if I didn’t watch so much TV.
➡️ PR in a race distance. I haven’t decided if I want to work with a coach this year or train “properly”. I know if I strength train that will help me be a stronger runner.
➡️ Run a half marathon in a different state. I still need to run a half marathon in South Carolina, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico, and Hawaii. For now I have my eye on the Fargo Half Marathon in North Dakota and the Garmin Olathe Half Marathon in Kansas. With these states (except Kansas) I need to fly with an airline that is not Southwest and out of O’Hare. Logistics is a bit complicated and more expensive.
➡️ Don’t procrastinate (too much). I guess I will do what I have to do and not wait. But there have been times in which I did procrastinate and the end result was better.
➡️ Switch retirement plan and add more money to it each month. I’ve been wanting to do this for years. I think I signed up for my retirement plan during my 1st or 2nd year teaching. Since then I’ve met the financial advisor/agent maybe 2 or 3 more times. I plan to retire before the age when I will receive 100% of my benefits. I am OK with that so I need to make sure I save as much money as I can in the meantime. I am not waiting till I am 65 to retire. That means I need money for insurance too.
The topic for next week – What are you looking forward to this year? Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic. We hope you’ll link up with us!