This week’s Tuesday Topic: What’s your plan to achieve your 2024 goals? You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post. Remember to link up with Jenn and Zenaida! Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier! Remember to come back for later linkers!
In December I wrote about my 2024 goals. Let me tell you how I plan to achieve these goals.
➡️ Read 24 books. I read 23 books last year. 24 books is 2 each month. I think I can manage it. I am impressed with people that read 50, 60, 70 books in a year. I guess I can do it too if I didn’t watch so much TV.
➡️ PR in a race distance. I haven’t decided if I want to work with a coach this year or train “properly”. I know if I strength train that will help me be a stronger runner.
➡️ Run a half marathon in a different state. I still need to run a half marathon in South Carolina, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico, and Hawaii. For now I have my eye on the Fargo Half Marathon in North Dakota and the Garmin Olathe Half Marathon in Kansas. With these states (except Kansas) I need to fly with an airline that is not Southwest and out of O’Hare. Logistics is a bit complicated and more expensive.
➡️ Don’t procrastinate (too much). I guess I will do what I have to do and not wait. But there have been times in which I did procrastinate and the end result was better.
➡️ Switch retirement plan and add more money to it each month. I’ve been wanting to do this for years. I think I signed up for my retirement plan during my 1st or 2nd year teaching. Since then I’ve met the financial advisor/agent maybe 2 or 3 more times. I plan to retire before the age when I will receive 100% of my benefits. I am OK with that so I need to make sure I save as much money as I can in the meantime. I am not waiting till I am 65 to retire. That means I need money for insurance too.
The topic for next week – What are you looking forward to this year? Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic. We hope you’ll link up with us!
These are all great goals and attainable. I think the one that I would prioritize right now would be the retirement one. It’s important for your long-term future and quickly done.
I’m excited to see if you PR in a distance. Which distance would be your favourite?
I agree! I need to make that appointment. I haven’t decided which distance I would like to PR in. There are many options!
I have heard so many great things about the race weekend in Fargo! I still have “one more” 26.2 on my bucket list (to get me to the 10 marathons mark), and Fargo is one I’ve considered. It won’t be happening this year (in Fargo, that is), but it’s an event I want to experience at some point.
I had no idea it was popular. I only picked it because it kind of stood out to me. But now that we get out on May 31st (it was supposed to be the 30th before school was canceled yesterday), I don’t think it will be possible for me to get to Fargo.
You have it all planned.
Hope everything works out for you in 2024.
As always, thanks so much for your support!
Fargo is on my list! I don’t know if it will happen in 2024, but Oh, I want to go!
I watch almost no TV, so that helps me read more!
You’ve got this!
No TV? Wow! I don’t watch as much TV as before but just a few of the shows I enjoy.
These goals are all attainable for you! It might help to make them more specific with steps to get there. Looking forward to following along
That makes sense! I do need steps to get there. 🙂