{"id":3097,"date":"2020-04-06T12:06:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2020-04-06T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:07:05","slug":"modified-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/modified-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Modified Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I read some things about goal setting a while ago that goals should be like a Lighthouse, something to guide you, to help you make course corrections and not as a destination. One analogy was if you had a goal to “run a marathon” that might be considered a “destination”. Once you achieve it you’ve “arrived”. Verses “get healthy” more of a Lighthouse goal, that may well involve running a marathon, but would allow for other options to achieve the goal and for “course corrections”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems like a “course correction” is in order these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the year I set a goal when I was feeling awesome and the world was more normal. Maybe not a pure Lighthouse goal, but something I really wanted to try to do and something I thought was within my reach to achieve. It was about my cycling. 2018 was not a good year for my cycling but 2019 was pretty good. And, over the 2019\/2020 I was training indoors quite regularly and doing the Wednesday FROG ride outside through the winter, regardless of the tempertures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was using a combination of Zwift<\/a> and then some Sufferfest<\/a> for an additional challenge. Then I discovered Xert<\/a> (Canadian eh!) and started getting serious with a formal training plan to reach my goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what was the goal? “To ride with the FOG “B” group by April 15, 2020, full distance (~95km) and not<\/strong> get dropped on the 206 hills”. That last part was the challenge, “not get dropped”. Once upon a time I could do it, and I wanted it back. With this in mind, I set my Xert training plan to get there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the setup for being ready by April 15 for the first potential group ride, which is totally not happening this year. Fairly aggressive training for me anyway.
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And the modified goals thanks to Covid-19 and my current health challenges. A more relaxed training plan that I’m hoping to maintain. More course corrections may be required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basically this is a switch from “peak” training to “maintenance” and planning for some good relaxed group rides late in the season, in town and hopefully around the Kenora area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wishing all my ride buddies all the best during these challenging times. Ride On, and be safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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