Goals for 2006#
Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:00:00 +0000
OK, let's have some goals for the coming year. Some of these are measurable: some are fuzzier. First up, performance/training goals- Practice my weak side until I'm equally confident crossing over right and parallel turning left as I am now vice versa
- Related to that, stop it with the straight-legged crossovers. I do these in FSKs mostly because I can, but on 4x100 they're the swiftest route to a faceplant I've discovered yet.
- A sub 9-minute average at Le Mans. Last year we had slightly iffy timing but I think I was doing somewhere between 9:30 and 10 minutes on average. This year I hope to have improved my technique substantially.
- Better than 1:18 in Berlin. Why 1:18? That's what Mike got this year :-)
- Eat more fruit. Like, any at all would be a start. I know the official recommendation is 5 servings a day: I will be happy if I can reliably and consistently manage a fifth of that
- If I'm going to end up spending all evening from sundown to closing time in the Vic (and in my heart of hearts, most Sundays I know this will happen) I will confine myself to two or three pints at most and then switch to soft drinks.
- Related to that, find a soft drink I like that isn't Coke
- I will try the Rear Marshal slot on the LFNS/Stroll and at least see if I can stomach being friendly to the novices.
- Before sprinting into the distance when marshalling skates I will check behind me and attempt not to lose others who could use the draft.
- I will offer my teammates constructive advice when skating behind them (and when reasonably sure I have any)
- I will stop claiming that short legs are an excuse for my crappy form