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<\/p>\nIn triathlon class, we learned the law of facilitation for motor learning –\u00a0 when an impulse passes through a given set of neurons to the exclusion of others, it will tend to do so again, with less and less resistance every time.<\/p>\n
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Hopefully less resistance in the neurons to more resistance in the training…<\/em><\/p>\n On a larger scale, that means to become the person you want to be, you need to create the habits you want to form by working towards it relentlessly.\u00a0 I’m ready to kick off this year with determination, focus, and relentless pursuit of my goals.<\/p>\n However, another thing we were reminded of in class is that overtraining is bad.\u00a0 So this relentlessness will be tempered with patience.\u00a0\u00a0 I need to remember that muscles are built in recovery, and metered constant progress is better than a big push and then fizzle boom burnout with a long period of just trying to figure out how to give a fuck again.\u00a0 Stress is stress is stress and I thrive with a certain amount and cave with too much of it.<\/p>\n Rather than seasons like 2016, I feel like this year has two parts, before IM Texas and after.\u00a0 Pre-April 22, it will be mostly diet, training, and rest\/recovery goals.\u00a0 Beyond that, it will be a little bit of #projectspringencore, with more weight loss, personal projects, and personal growth goals.<\/p>\n So, let’s start with the big goal of the year…<\/p>\n 2017 A Race – IM Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n I will be doing this for a long long long long long long time.<\/em><\/p>\n This week, I start official training for IM Texas.\u00a0 Not that I’ve been sitting on my ass eating bon bons (ok, not ALL the time at least), but this marks the return to a schedule and plan.\u00a0 I’ll definitely detail this more in the coming months, but the general goals for the lead up are:<\/p>\n …hopefully I can look this happy (and be this upright) at the finish on April 22.<\/em><\/p>\n My goals for the race itself?\u00a0 To finish under 17 hours.\u00a0 That’s it, that’s all.\u00a0 Oh, and to have fun.\u00a0 I’m sure I’ll have some pace goals closer to the race and a more reasonable prediction when I’ll finish, but I will be 100% happy with my day as long as I cross the finish line at 16:59:59 or before that.\u00a0 If I decide to do another one of these, I can worry about times and stuff.<\/p>\n In the lead up, I will be racing a half marathon (3M), and are considering some early season events like a 6 hour bike race, a 10 mile run, some longer charity rides, and hopefully a tuneup tri somewhere so the first race in six months isn’t 140.6 miles long.<\/p>\n As for the rest of the year, I don’t know exactly what it will hold.\u00a0 We’ll probably race Lake Pflugerville Sprint (on zero\/minimal training) because we do every year.\u00a0 There will probably be other Sprints later in the season and maybe Austin 70.3 but maybe not, or maybe do a bunch of charity rides or race cycling TTs or open water swims or something, and absolutely none of these decisions will be made before May.<\/p>\n I have ZERO PR goals this year.\u00a0 If I happen to do that, awesome.\u00a0 If not, NBD.<\/p>\n Habits and Practices to Start NOW… 2016’s habit was to bike everywhere.\u00a0 And now we bike everywhere!\u00a0 Look at those beautiful neurons connecting….<\/em><\/p>\n This next section are things I’d like to work on year round.\u00a0 They’re not to dos, they’re not goals, they’re things I’d like to incorporate into my life.<\/p>\n This one works for both beer and recovery.\u00a0 And it was a great Halloween!<\/em><\/p>\n What’s Next?<\/strong><\/p>\n While I don’t feel like my next career step is as imminent as last May when the big work shakeup happened, I also realize now HOW FAR AWAY I am from ready to launch a business and how much I need to learn if I want to do it some day.\u00a0 This year is a year of learning, certification, set up, and baby steps.\u00a0 I have no idea if this will be my livelihood in six months or six years or never, but I feel like I need to get ready to fly because you never know when life is going to push you off the cliff.<\/p>\n Learning\/Certification:<\/p>\n Set Up<\/p>\n (Big) Baby Steps.\u00a0 By the end of the year I want to:<\/p>\n These are SUPER ambitious goals and may be more of a two year plan, but if you shoot for the moon, you’ll at least end up among the stars, right?<\/p>\n Other Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n I don’t really have a great and exciting picture that encompasses TO DO LIST, so here’s a pretty picture of Austin at night that I took…<\/em><\/p>\n Below is essentially the beginnings To Do List for the year.\u00a0 I’m sure I’ll add to this as the year goes on, but it’s a start!<\/p>\n Let’s start with the fun stuff:<\/p>\n Little stuff:<\/p>\n Bigger Stuff:<\/p>\n I feel like there’s other stuff I’m missing, but that’s what the rest of the year is for!\u00a0 Let’s do this 2017 thing!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n![\"leahbike\"](\"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/leahbike.jpg\")
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