Elements of Erin 337

I know that 2012 is not yet over but I took the time to look back at my December 2011 post and review my Resolutions for 2012.   Here is a link to the post. Now, the list of Resolutions.  Red are the ones I didn't achieve and green were the ones I achieved.  Looks like a 50/50 split. 12 New Year Resolutions for 2012 (AKA To Do List) 1.   Race at least once a month   By March I had fallen of this wagon.   2.   Start strength training and remain consistent   I was told not to work on strength for my shoulder until it was stronger and then I just never started this one. 3.   Take care of my Supraspinatus Tendonitis - Saw a Sports Med Dr. and had physio.  Ongoing strength and stretching for this one. 4.   Perfect my Half Marathon and run a 1:50 by the end of 2012   My final Half Marathon of 2012 was Bellingham Bay in a time of 1:57:42 5.   Swim, bike and run at least once every week - ...

You may have noticed (or not) that my blog has become a very neglected place. Like many of us, I have found Twitter and Facebook an easier and quicker way to throw my thought out into the world.  I was surprised to look at my blog and realize I had not provided an Ironman Canada race report or a report of anything after that. July and August this year were very self reflective.   Resulting in me leaving my job in search of a larger sense of purpose.  Basically, I asked myself 'why' a few too many times, couldn't come up with the answer and turned the page on the end of that chapter.  Of course turning 40 might have something to do with this also. My plans for 2012 are pretty simple and a straight forward.  No crazy Ironman training or marathon training, just keep fit and have fun.   This year is my 'son's year'.  We gave him the opportunity to choose our next vacation destination.  After narrowing it down to Fiji or Spain, we are going...

Well, January 4th and my first post of 2009. New Year's Eve was pretty quiet at the 337 household this year. No big party or night out, just a relaxing evening with movies. We did go to Gudrun for early evening appetizers around 5:30pm but we were back at home by 7pm watching movies (Get Smart and Mama Mia). I was pretty good with my training over the holidays and managed to keep myself mostly on track. There were a few workouts missed because of the snow, not to mention a few days of work. This year, I plan to track all of my workouts in Buckeye Outdoors . It is a great free on-line training log. This way I can track all of my kms on my journey to Ironman Canada in August. As for New Year's resolutions, I do have a few. It wouldn't be a New Year's post if it didn't have a few. 1. No alcohol until after Ironman. This will not be too much of a problem for me given how little I drink now. Plus, drinking doesn't make me feel like it used to. I have really turned i...