Sat 12/27 New Years Resolutions

Sat 12/27 New Years Resolutions – I’m still working on my resolutions … make that resolution. So far the only one that I’ve come up is ‘This year I resolve to be a bad ass’. I just haven’t quite figured out what that means. Allow me list some thoughts I have toward achieving my resolution …

1) Race the Mac well in May. Get a seat at the big boys table in May. Not quite sure who the big boys are, but I would like to race with them at the Mac. What does that mean? Sub 5:30.
2) Get back to post PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) weight. Picture hiking all day for 5 months. Now picture hiking all for 5 months with access to a grocery store/quickie mart only once every 5 days. I’d like to get back to the weight that I was when I finished the PCT in Fall 05, minus the giardia of course. This seems like such a ridiculous proposition on its face, but my experience on the weight scale at Dixon over the past year suggests that its almost inevitable. It probably doesn’t matter a single bit what I put in there … as long I stay injury free and keep running, my body’s going to burn it off.
3) Run a 5 minute mile. Actually that sounds pretty hard. Lets make that a 5:30 mile.
4) Make up half the difference between my last marathon time and Boston qualifying time (and qualify in 2010). That’s a 3:23, since I ran 3:36 in Portland in October, and need a 3:10 for Boston’s imprimatur. I read that only 10% off all marathoners ever qualify. Guess how many who run in Boston, having already qualified in the previous year, qualify for Boston the next year. Less than 40%. In case this sounds stupid, I admit it, I crave acceptance from the only marathon that currently excludes me. I’m no Katie Holmes, but I’m cool enough, let me in the club.
5) Run my first 50 miler. Mt Hood in late July. Its go time, period.
6) Run a lot of 50 km’s. At least half a dozen. Preferably more.
7) Run with some folks who are slower than me. Its time to give back to the folks who’ve inspired me, kicked by butt, supported me, blasted by me etc … The best inspiration for running faster is peer pressure, right? Its time to pay it forward.