It has been a year since I last evaluated my progress… I think it is time to do this again. (photo is from the website for the City Chase – Meyrick and I finishing a respectable 17th place)

Successes:

Last year I injured both of my knees. I thought they would recover quickly, but that simply wasn’t the case. I rested them over the winter and rehabbed them over the spring. I was fine this year to do a 10k, 2 adventure races and 2 triathlons. I was really worried about the second adventure race, because, like last year, it was in the same week as my triathlon and I was very, very worried about injuring my knees again.

In any case, I came through fine. We came in 3rd in the adventure race and again, I was up at the front of our team for most of the race. So this year, I am really hoping that my continued health will pay off with the final bit of fat on my body going away. Everyone I see still says that I have lost more weight, and I am feeling pretty fit. I have the ‘offseason’ to improve on my physique and I intend to make the most of it.

Next Steps I am joining a boxing gym, taking swim lessons, dropping a session at my gym and completing a half marathon by February.

I was so excited to do the televised urban adventure race this year, that was definitely a highlight. To my shocked amazement, I loved being on tv! Loved it!!! I can’t wait to do it again next year and hopefully win.

Next Steps I am going to put some effort into training. It will involve me getting my speed up for running 2ks at a time up dramatically, as well as better high speed route tackling.

In Progress

Although I am sucking at living my life to the fullest, I haven’t lost sight of this goal. I have been working my way out of my relationship, and although as I do this, my wife holds on tighter, this has just shown me how important it is do this. I need to get out.

Next Steps

I need to get out of the house. I have to find a house to rent.

Photography. I have the camera. I just haven’t had the energy to take photos… I don’t have any next steps here, because I need to get the one above figured out.

Failures

Everything else… Everything. I really can’t tackle the issues of happiness until I get my house in order. In the next week or so, I am going to revamp my goals list and get to work on the next year.

Next Steps

By next year I want to be taking photographs, drawing, speaking spanish and pursuing a sexier, more robust life!!