It's Boxing Day, the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, and I feel like shit today. Not because I ate TONS of food, but because I've had a shit year, and I was reflecting on it. Don't get me wrong, I have come a long way from where I was last year, BUT there's still so much I want to do with my life.
I know this is a blog of my fitness journey, and my bucket list is actually part of my fitness journey. I just went to Chapters and bought a journal, and a book. I was looking for travel books and hiking guides for different places in the world, with no such luck. I was ready to leave when a certain book caught my eye. Classic Hikes of North America, 25 breathtaking Treks in the United States and Canada..... Picked it up, and I was captivated. Something that incorporates travel and fitness.
This is exactly what I have been looking for, although a rather large book, it has trail guides, pictures, conditions, everything a good hiking guide book should have. There is one in Banff National Park, and since that is in my backyard, that seems a good place to start. 25 hikes, and how long to complete them all? I can't give myself a time limit, but I assure you, I WILL DO ALL OF THEM.
This is a GOAL, not a RESOLUTION. Let's face it, we all make New Years resolutions, we might be good for a month or two, but then we go right back to doing nothing. My aunt told me something yesterday at Christmas dinner, that I should make action plans, rather than making it something to do within a certain time, because I could be setting myself up for failure. This is something I will put into an action plan, along with some of my other goals. I have set quite a few goals for myself this year, some kick ass ones no doubt, but I don't want to burn myself out either.
The Banff hike I will complete once all our snow melts, which won't be till August, lol.... I am excited and eager to get out there and see what my limits are. I am also excited to cross one of the 25 hikes off the list.
Sorry, my writing is blah today, just a blah day..... I assure you all, my goals and passion haven't diminished regarding my fitness journey. I like that I have set a more leisurely goal, and action plan. Training for a half marathon and a Spartan Race isn't leisurely haha. Speaking of running, I just got some awesome new gear for my training. It's cold as hell right now, -35 but I still have to get out there and run. I HATE treadmills, and would rather run outside, as outside is where I will be running a half marathon.
Next step in my fitness joureny: measuring my body fat index :( The above picture is my new gear, and let's use it as a BEFORE picture. I am NOT wanting to share my weight, fat index or any other personal fact like that, but it's all part of the journey, AND I must take the journey.
Happy New Year to you all, and may 2013 be an amzing year for you xoxo
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