Okay—I don’t have one. I think I’m going to have to let it go. At this point I literally have one month to come up with something.
The best laid plans, I guess. What do they say? Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans?
On the one hand, it seems ridiculous that I couldn’t come up with four challenges throughout the year. And it’s not that I didn’t. I ran the Ragnar, two half-marathons, hiked the Grand Canyon. There are four right there, but I wanted them spaced out seasonally and I didn’t want them all to involve running.
Still, I learned a few things. Having physical challenges that have activities with set dates really helps keep me stay motivated to stick to a workout routine. Having other people working to the same goal really helps me too. But I also learned that after three seasons of having a challenge planned, my body and mind were both tired and in need of a break.
So for next year, I’m already planning on doing a different Ragnar race and another half marathon. We’ll see what other challenge come about as well! It is clear that having a goal in mind does make the preparing (the workout) more exciting. I know myself well enough to know that I am the type of person that needs a purpose.
