RESOLUTIONS. The hustle and bustle of the December holiday season is now behind me. It's a time of year when I breathe a sigh of relief and then take out my calendar and excitedly start planning for the coming year. Ask anyone who knows me well.  Without a schedule to follow, I'll often find myself still puttering around the house at 3pm and telling myself that I can probably squeeze in a workout sometime between driving my kids around to their after school activities and cooking dinner for my family.  Nine times out of ten, it doesn't happen.

 

So every January, I take a long look at what I managed to achieve in the past year in all realms of my life - athletically, professionally, and personally.  Then I make some new goals.  By committing early to these goals-and then telling everyone I know about them-I have little choice but to make sure they happen. And it all starts with my calendar.  On June 13, 2010, I will be racing the Eagleman 70.3 Triathlon in Cambridge, MD. It will be my third half-iron distance race, a welcome step back from the demands of a full Ironman, which I was very happy to complete for the second time last summer.  And even though I have racked up many wonderful miles on my Kuota K-Factor triathlon bike, I'm thinking its time for a change of scenery. Post-Eagleman, I'll hang up the tri bike and get back to the trails.  I'm hoping there might be a new mountain bike in my future (hello, Mother's Day present??). But new bike or not, I'm still planning on spending the rest of the summer in the woods on my old Trek 6700 mountain bike, preparing for three XTERRA Off Road triathlon races in Vermont, New Hampshire and Lake Placid. Now that I have these dates plugged into my calendar, I can work backwards to today - plotting the workouts I'll need to complete to get to race day.

 

So, enough about me. What about you? What are your goals? Let us know and we are ready to help you make it happen.  We currently have three scheduled indoor cycling classes each week right here at the store and can easily add more if there is a demand for it.  Our indoor cycling room is also available on a first-come, first-serve basis for individuals or groups who are just looking for a place to get some trainer time together.  Read on for more information about upcoming classes and clinics, but more importantly, get out your calendar now and start planning!

 

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