Ok, I lied about the excitement… ’09 is here, we’ve got only a year left to figure out what we’re going to call this decade, and I’ve got a lot of goal attaining to do.<br/><br/>A year ago tomorrow, <a href=”../index.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1199409726&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=2&start_from=” target=”_self”>I made this same post</a>. I’m going to be sticking with that same format more or less.<br/><br/><span style=”font-weight: bold;”>2008 Goals</span><br/>1. Learn Spanish – <a href=”../index.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1219857991&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=2&start_from=” target=”_self”>I went with Japanese instead</a>. I’d say that’s a fair trade.<br/>2. Complete a marathon – <a href=”../index.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1225072872&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=2&start_from=” target=”_self”>Done</a>. Didn’t qualify for Boston, but maybe next year.<br/>3. Run a sub-19 5k – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1213666163&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Done</a>. <a href=”../index.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1218031548&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=2&start_from=” target=”_self”>Twice</a>.<br/>4. Skydive – <a href=”../index.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1211842701&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=2&start_from=” target=”_self”>Done</a>.<br/>5. Visit the Virgin Islands – Done. I still need to post about the trip. <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39104&l=243c9&id=772254395″ target=”_self”>Pics for now</a>.<br/>6. Visit New York – Done. I ought to write that up as well. <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33502&l=197a6&id=772254395″ target=”_self”>Pics for now</a>.<br/><br/><span style=”font-weight: bold;”>2008 Highlights</span><br/>January 15 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1200418319&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Left Myspace</a>.<br/>February 15 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1203095985&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Turned 26</a>.<br/>March 11 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1205277005&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Bought some art</a>.<br/>March 22 – Moved.<br/>April 01 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1207104876&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Shaved my head</a>.<br/>April 07 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1207586117&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Met Mesha</a>.<br/>April 09 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1207765522&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Dinner with Mesha</a>.<br/>April 23 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1208981204&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Complained to Outback</a>.<br/>April 26-29 – <a href=”../gallery/?dir=vacations%2F2008_04_Holden_Beach” target=”_self”>Went to NC</a>.<br/>May 16 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1210943221&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Sold the S2000</a> and started biking to work.<br/>May 26 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1211842701&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Jumped from a plane</a>.<br/>June 07-08 – <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=521694&op=9&o=global&view=global&subj=772254395&id=506868348″ target=”_self”>Went canoeing on the Rappahanock</a>.<br/>June 28 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1214706237&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Raced bikes for 12 hours</a>.<br/>July 03 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1215104643&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Lied about a site redesign</a>, but <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1215439265&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>had good reason</a>.<br/>August 06 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1218031548&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Complained to Noodles & Company</a>.<br/>August 13 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1218640314&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Saw window washers fall</a>.<br/>August 27 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1219857991&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Started Japanese 101</a>.<br/>September 14 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1221414367&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Ran a Half Marathon</a>.<br/>October 03 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1223078402&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Posted from California</a> [<a href=”http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33500&l=2273e&id=772254395″ target=”_self”>Pics</a>]. <br/>October 04 – <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33502&l=197a6&id=772254395″ target=”_self”>Went to NYC</a>.<br/>October 26 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1225072872&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Ran a Marathon</a>.<br/>October 27 – <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39104&l=243c9&id=772254395″ target=”_self”>Went to the USVI</a>.<br/>November 05 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1225891486&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&loc=main” target=”_self”>Smalls passed</a>.<br/>December 02 – <a href=”../index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1228244066&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&loc=main” target=”_self”>Biked to work</a>.<br/><br/><span style=”font-weight: bold;”>2008 Notes</span><br/>- Ran 858 miles, biked 472, and swam 2. Up from 402, 107, and 0 in 2007. <br/>- Lost 7 pounds.<br/>- Moved offices, now have a sweet cube.<br/>- Swapped transmissions between two cars.<br/>- Replaced 1 XBOX 360.<br/>- Got an iPhone (didn’t post about it… weird)<br/><br/><span style=”font-weight: bold;”>2009 Goals</span><br/>1. Run a sub-18 5k<br/>2. Run a sub 1:30 Half Marathon (should be cake)<br/>3. Run a sub 3:10 Full Marathon (Boston Qualification)<br/>4. Go to France<br/>5. Continue Japanese (102 and 201)<br/>6. Revisit NYC, go to the top of the Empire State Building<br/>7. Bike 100 miles in a day<br/>8. Run 1000 miles<br/><br/>Lots of running in ’09. Pray for healthy legs! I’ve also updated my <a href=”../index.php?loc=schedule” target=”_self”>schedule</a>. Plenty to add later, though. And yes, you’ll note a few track events again <img src=”http://www.iammike.org/cutenews/data/emoticons/smiley.gif” style=”width: 12px; height: 12px;”/><br/>
2008 – Goals, ’08 Review, Excitement!
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Here I thought track events meant with a car.
Mark the last two weekends in May as possible canoe dates. I really can’t do any other weekend because school.
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Track weekends did mean with a car… I had an overwrite dialog sitting in my FTP client that I just now clicked [tongue]
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Wow, I think you’re doing more than I am.
I guess that means you have no preference for either weekend?
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Sorry “cd’s”, but I need him this May. We’re moving. You can have him back for canoeing for the next 20 Mays. 🙂
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You should tell him that… he said he was free. [tongue]
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