Better late than never. Finally have my goals for the year. As always, they center around running, biking, and swimming as well as some travel. I’m excited for some of the races I already have planned and some that I get to plan. Lots to do and only 365 days to get it all done!
And now, for my 37 [goals] before [I am] 37 [years old]!
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Plan to run a full IRONMAN in 2018– IRONMAN Louisville, Kentucky 2018 - ✓
Complete a Tough Mudder– Pittsburgh (September 9th) - ✓
Complete an Olympic Duathlon– MingoMan (June 25th) - ✓
Complete an Olympic Triathlon– OSU Ross TriFit Challenge - ✓
Complete a Half Triathlon– Deer Creek Fall Challenge (Garmin Connect Stats) - >Run an ultra-marathon – Playin’ Possum 50k
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Run in 2 marathons– ✓Disney World, ✓Cincinnati Flying Pig - ✓
Run a RunDisney Race Challenge– 2018 Dopey Challenge - ✓
Run a sub-4 hour marathon– 3:45:11 at the Disney World Marathon (Strava Stats) - ✓
Run at least 3 half marathons– ✓The Original Columbus Half Marathon, ✓Columbus Half Marathon, ✓Disney World Half - ✓
[Really] Run a sub-1:45 half marathon– 1:44:09 at the Hearth Mini Half Marathon (Strava Stats) - ✓
Run in at least 3 – sub-10k races– ✓First on the First 5k, ✓Disney World 5k, ✓Flying Pig 5k - Run a race in a new state
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Run races in at least 3 states, other than Ohio– ✓Michigan, ✓Florida, ✓Pennsylvania - ✓
Run in a new Columbus area park– Finally ran at Sharron Woods Metropark on September 8th - ✓
Run at least 1,200 Miles - ✓
Run a 50k Pub Run with some Possums– May 14th #30for30 run for Jonathan’s Birthday - ✓
Bike at least 1,500 Miles - ✓
Bike from Columbus, Ohio to Toledo, Ohio– July 8, 2017 Strava Stats - ✓
Bike from Toledo, Ohio to Columbus, Ohio– September 4, 2017 Strava Stats - ✓
Ride 180 miles in Pelotonia - ✓
Raise $2500 for Pelotonia - Buy a new triathlon bike
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Swim at least 60,000 yards - ✓
Attend a Detroit Tigers game– August 19th with Rylie (vs. Dodgers), September 17th with Terri (vs. White Sox) - ✓
Attend a Detroit Red Wings game at the new Little Caesars Arena– December 29th with Rylie (vs. New York Rangers) - ✓
Attend a Notre Dame game– October 28th, vs. NC State - Attend 3 concerts – Metallica, Dave Matthews Band
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Visit 25 new landmarks and snag a picture of the historical marker sign - ✓
Visit the Atlantic Ocean– Myrtle Beach, May 2018 - ✓
Visit Disney World 3 times– ✓July, ✓November, ✓January - Visit and Explore 2 new cities
- Get a new vehicle
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Order new patio door - Finish updates to back patio
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Paint house foundation - ✓
Progress career with a new role– Transitioning to Digital Marketing Solution Architect role, July 2017 and into another role as Technical Lead of Ecommerce Product and Experience Engineering team in June 2018