May each of you reach and fully enjoy reaching each of your SMART goals throughout the upcoming year!
Steve, I really align with your goal of enjoying each ride, and this will continue to be a goal for me. I find the crux of the matter lies in being *present* during each of my rides; the more present I am the more I seem to enjoy the ride. Being present means I listen to my tires roll over the trail, smell the cedars, and glimpse the birds, fish, and other wildlife or flowers and fungi that adorn our forest and river trails. I feel the vibrations and textures of the landscape, and I appreciate the working of my legs, lungs, and heart in concert to keep me moving. I often find that my mind has a mind of its own and wants to wander to places and times other than the here and now. It's so easy to be distracted by other cares only to snap to some time later and realize that I haven't taken in any of the things that make riding so wonderful. It is a long-standing goal to try and practice this in all I do, and especially when I do that which I love- riding a bike. Cheers, John On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:16:00 PM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > I like the Wandrer goals especially because it forces one to explore their > surroundings thoroughly. I haven't set a goal specific to this, but I > should consider it. It's probably my top pick for things that are magical > about riding a bike. It's my kind of competitive. > > The only goal I've explicitly set for myself is to bike-commute at least > once every week for the year, excluding vacation weeks. I only need to go > in twice a week, otherwise i'm wfh. It's about an hour's ride each way; not > too long but long enough it takes a bit of commitment. I typically end up > in the 6000 - 7500 km range for the year. > > Another, less explicit goal is to get out for at least a few overnighter > campouts on the bike. Three to six nights is reasonable. We have two dogs, > one of which is quite reactive and a stress-ball, so we can't get > dog-sitters nor take him with; this means I have to leave my partner to > take care of both dogs (which need to be walked separately) so being away > is a bit of an ask; hence the modest goal here. It's a balance. > > On Friday 12 January 2024 at 18:32:41 UTC-8 steve...@gmail.com wrote: > >> My goals for 2024 are to enjoy every ride I take and to break for coffee >> outdoors on any ride over one hour in duration. We'll see if I can achieve >> them. >> >> Steve in Asheville >> >> >> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 8:19:54 PM UTC-5 ttoshi wrote: >> >>> I'm planning on completing a 200k, 300k and 400k randonee in preparation >>> for the SRCC Terrible Two (TT), where I am hoping to finish with at least >>> an hour of time to spare. I've only completed the TT with under 30 minutes >>> to spare and am trying to pick up the pace for "fun", why not? >>> >>> Toshi >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2aedc2a9-d23d-4151-8afc-6860595bc1b7n%40googlegroups.com.
