It’s the start of a new year, and a time for new goals. My resolutions in the past have usually failed because I either didn’t write them down or wasn’t specific enough about them. This year, I’m going to start things off right with a list of specific goals:
- Run a 5 minute mile by December 1st, 2012. I don’t run enough and haven’t had too much luck in getting myself to run consistently. I figure if I give myself a concrete goal with checkpoints along the way, I might stand a better chance. I even created a dashboard to chart my progress: http://2012.mikepink.com/
- Don’t drink at home during the week. If I want to have enough energy to run, I shouldn’t drink during the week unless out of the apartment with friends.
- Climb a 14,000 foot mountain. I climbed Mount Dana (13,061 feet) back in October, my highest ascent. I want to go higher though. Mount Whitney (14, 505 feet) is the most likely right now.
I figure keeping the list short is a good idea, otherwise it’d be easier to lose focus on the after a while. Oh, here’s one of my favorite breakfasts from 2011, taken one morning at Prikið in Reykjavik, Iceland.
