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!