Mike, I am glad that you are interested. I will discuss with Dean and then let everybody know the plan. I am expecting this race to start sometimes in Feb.

My goals for 2008 are:
-Get down to 135
-Limit sweets to the weekend or once a week
-Run consistently
-Run faster
-Sleep 8 hours a night
-Eat healthier at college

1st goal met. I ran the Carlsbad Marathon on Jan 20, 2008 and beat my last marathon record with 35:50.

Remaining goals and progress as of Jan 22, 2008:
2. Yoga once a week - explored some yoga class already. In the process of practising some pose to be ready to commit to a class. I should be able to find a suitable one by Mar or April

3. Start weight training regularly - in the process of finding out proper form and frequecy of wt training.

4. Lose 5 lbs - no progress yet.

5. Be more consistent in diet and learn portion control - still learning

6. Play better tennis - start practicing on every Sunday

7. Run 2 half marathons - in the process of shopping good races.

8. Run at least 1 more full marathon - in the process of shopping good races.

9. Recruit a US runner team to race Dean's England runner team virtually and beat them. - Got 2 interested US team members already. Currently, I am waiting for Dean's feedback before posting the detail and recruiting more runners.

Where are you, Dean? Have not seen in traineo for a while.

Great job Glovia!

Good to hear of your Marathon!

I was wondering about Dean as well, although I have not been on here as much lately either.

I am here!!

Sorry I dissappear every now and again, I always keep my diary really full and often appear to vanish every now and again.

I spent last weekend in Sweden/ Finland and didn't chase up my mail. I'm sifting through it all now and making sure I respond to everyone.

It's nice when people notice that you're gone.

Have some developments with my ankle. Therapist doesn't want me running on it at the moment. NoOO!! He says they are so imbalanced due to the injury that I need to rectify that first. I'll see what I can sort out, maybe in the short term I can do my miles on the rower?

Welcome back Dean!

Yea, the Doctor told you that.... or you just are getting worried about this little competition??????

Just kidding, hope you will be able to get that imbalance sorted out soon and back to running.

How is your weight loss going?

Cheeky little boy!!!!

Truth is you are looking good and are recording good times. It isn't going to be easy against Team America.

We'll find a way though to get you guys back!!

Great to see you back, Dean! We miss you.

You must have a great time in Sweden/Finland. Cold there?

I am sorry about your ankle. I once have overtrained myself and got injuried. The doctor told me to stop running. THat's not the solution I wanted to hear! I did only R.I.C.E for weeks and slowly got back to run again. I did not see that doctor anymore. It is frustated when you cannot run because of injury.

I wish your ankle recover well and soon. Then, you are always welcome to challenge our US team. We are waiting for you.

Thanks Glovia, its great to be back!!

Finland was about 0C, normally this time of year is -5 to -10C so I didn't complain. It was a great experience and I'd love to go back one day.

Ankle is just an old injury now that didn't fully recover. It will be fine in the finish.

Thanks again for everyone's kind words

My goal for 2008 is to finally lose all of the weight gained in university (50 lbs in total). But I hope to reach that in May.

For all of 2008, I want complete what I just said but also stay on track (i.e. going to the gym regularly and eating healthy, as I am doing now) and if I am able to lose more and become more toned that would be wonderful.

They may not be as ambitious as some others that I have read, but that's something I can think about after I have reached my goal. Too many goals would be too much, I am just keeping it simple for now.

Things like a 5k run will have to wait for at least 3 months before I start to think of things like that.

My goals are to be able to happy with how i look and to keep with my training program.

Just want to update everybody on one of my 2008 goals. That is to form a US beginner runner team to race against Dean's UK team.

Both Dean and I are ready. We plan to start the race on March 17. We are in the process of finalizing the rules/requirements now. As soon as Dean feedback to my input, I will create a seperate topic to track our race.

Posted the challenge to Dean in the thread of http://www.traineo.com/1376_5388_0.html (US vs UK beginner running race (Dean vs Glovia) ). US pals, let’s smoke them!

Progress as of April 27, 2008:

1. Beat my own record in a marathon in Jan - I ran the Carlsbad Marathon on Jan 20, 2008 and beat my last marathon record with 35:50. -" Met on Jan 20, 2008.

2. Yoga once a week - I have been attending a yoga class for a month already. I start seeing the benefits to my muscle stretching that I have been lacking/not-paying attention to. I believe I will continue yoga. If I am still attending the yoga class in Dec, I can declare goal met. -" Goal 50% met

3. Start weight training regularly - I have been attending a 2/wk boot camp for 5 wks already. I really enjoy it and also start seeing the good result of wt. I have signed up another 5 week session already. By Dec, if I am still attending the boot camp or going to the gym 3x/wk for wt, I can declare goal met. -" Goal 50% met.

4. Lose 5 lbs - no progress yet. - lost only 1lb since last log on April 18. But, I did lost % of bf. My nutritionist said my progress is slow, but not bad at all because I am a relatively “small� person. I will keep going!

5. Be more consistent in diet and learn portion control - still learning. I have better control in simple carbs now and incorporated more protein already. Portion control is still up and down. Need to work harder!

6. Play better tennis - " I have been playing tennis on either Sat or Sun. I could rally better now. But, I am not satisfied yet. I want to be able to serve strong and my tennis friends are willing to play game with me.

7. Run 2 half marathons - " Just finished the La Jolla Half Marathon on April 27 today. My chip time is 2:28:17. It was 6:07 better than my last half marathon (the AFC on August 20, 2007). -" Goal 50% met!

8. Run at least 1 more full marathon - " Have already signed up the June 1, 08 San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon already. I am hoping to beat my last record for 10min and be a sub-5 runner. (The 2007 San Diego Rock n Roll was my 1st race and 1st marathon. It has changed my life after completing it. I am addicted now. � ) - Unless I am injuried or sick, I should be able to rock again on June 1. Then, I can declare goal met!

9. Recruit a US runner team to race Dean's England runner team virtually and beat them. -" It is already in progress. The US team has won and lost in different weeks.- Goal 50% met!

Wow Glovia, it has been only 4 months of 2008 and you have already accomplished a lot! Way to go!

Progress as of Jun 2, 2008:

1. Beat my own record in a marathon in Jan - Met on Jan 20, 2008 on Carlsbad Marathon on Jan 20, 2008. I beat my last record with 35:50. - goal met.

2. Yoga once a week - I have been attending a yoga class since March. So far so good. The yoga practice does help my muscle stretching. It will help my running. I believe I will continue yoga. If I am still attending the yoga class in Dec, I can declare goal met. -" Goal 50% met

3. Start weight training regularly - I have been attending a boot camp since March. Not only I enjoy it, but also it has proved the strength helping my running. I believe I will continue wt thru the class. By Dec, if I am still attending the boot camp or going to the gym 3x/wk for wt, I can declare goal met. -" Goal 50% met.

4. Lose 5 lbs â€" Very slow in progress - lost only 2lb when I weight on April 29. A little bit hesitate to weight again. I am sure I have not reached the goal yet. I will keep going.

5. Be more consistent in diet and learn portion control - still learning. I have better control in simple carbs now and incorporated more protein already. Portion control is still up and down. Need to work harder!

6. Play better tennis â€" Slow in progress. I have been playing tennis on either Sat or Sun. I could rally better now. But, I am not satisfied yet. I want to be able to serve strong and my tennis friends are willing to play game with me.

7. Run 2 half marathons - Finished the La Jolla Half Marathon on April 27 in 2:28:17 that was 6:07 improvement from the last half marathon. I have signed up the AFC Half in August. I would like to improve my time again. - Goal 50% met!

8. Run at least 1 more full marathon - I have finished the San Diego RnR Marathon in 4:56:39 on Jun 1, 2008. It was 55:07 improvement from last year I ran it. It was 13:11 improvement from the Jan 24, 2008. I am a sub-5 marathoner now. â€" goal met

9. Recruit a US runner team to race Dean's England runner team virtually and beat them. â€" the US team has lost based on the rule of weekly average mileage. However, in terms of consistency, the US team won. Nobody has dropped out from the race and most of us were motivated. â€" 50% goal met.

I'd say my goals are to:
1) Wrestle and pin a Male Silver back Gorilla
2) Break the sound barrier on foot
3) And become the Met-Rx strongest man.

But that is by September...

Kidding.
1) Lose... 25-ish pounds.
2) Improve my vegetarian diet
3) Gain more muscle
4) Maintain these goals throughout the next two semesters at school.

Oh, and start rock climbing on a regular basis

I like these goals!! I'm gonna have to write them down.



I think it is fair for the UK to concede this challenge. We were 100% beat by the commitment and deication of you yanks. I'm gutted but there will be other competitions.

is it too late for 2008 goal setting?

i put on some pounds with my training, around six of them, but my bf% dropped, and so did my inches. 2005 pants size 38/40x32. 2008 pants size 29/30x32.

still. i want to really tear up that fat, make it easier on my joints for running. so i'm not going to take advantage of the fact that i can eat WHATEVER for the month of june. try to lose four pounds, then two more in july before the triathlon july 19, while continuing to do cardio and 2 days of weights.

other goals.
sub 19m 5k.
start yoga at some point, improve range of motion for running stride, swimming, and bike stroke.
6m40s 500y swim.
15 miles/week of running. 6km/week swimming. 30 miles/week biking. this is probably disproportional, but it's a step up (and thus a goal).

Wow, awesome. I'm down from around a 50 to around a 40 right now, looking forward to sub-36 eventually

Goals for 2008 - under 220 lbs

lift - over 200 BP, over 300 squat, 135 press, over 300 DL, be able to do pull-ups (plural).

running over 5k at one time

It's never too late to set goals

I am glad that many have not forgotten about this thread. Dean has been encouraging us to hold accountabilty to ourselves. If you set your goals here, report the progress. That will help.


Dave, I am glad that you want to do a 5K this year. Are you still in the C25K program? I have never do 5K before. It is a different technique and training. I am very slow in short distance and do not have the "explosive" to stride.

I've restarted it again, and felt great last week but was completely knackered yesterday! Not sure why I'm struggling through, but am going to take tonight off and come back stronger and faster tomorrow

I want to run a couple 5K's this year, and maybe a 10k this fall or in the spring.. Not sure if I'd really be into the long distance running that you enjoy, but I can only imagine what an accomplishment it would be to complete a marathon!

Progress as of August 18, 2008:

1. Beat my own record in a marathon in Jan â€" Finished the Carlsbad Marathon on Jan 20 with 35:50 improvement from last marathon - goal met

2. Yoga once a week - still practicing yoga class once a week since March. It does help my muscle stretching. I will declare goal met if I am still continuing in Dec. - Goal 75% met

3. Start weight training regularly - Still boot camp 2xWk since March. By Dec, if I am still boot camping or going to the gym 3x/wk for wt, I will declare goal met. - Goal 75% met.

4. Lose 5 lbs ��" Very slow in progress - lost only 3 lb since April 29. But, my objective has changed. I want to lose weight to improve my running. Not sure if the last 2 lbs make any different. But I will keep trying - Goal 75% met

5. Be more consistent in diet and learn portion control - still learning and inconsistent. Need to work harder!

6. Play better tennis - I could rally better now. But, still not good and unable to serve well. I may fail this goal since I miss the games for run training in many weekends.

7. Run 2 half marathons - Finished the La Jolla Half Marathon on April 27 with 6:07 improvement from last one, finished AFC Half on August 17 with 11:09 improvement from the La Jolla - Goal met!

8. Run at least 1 more full marathon - Finsihed the San Diego RnR Marathon in 4:56:39 on Jun 1, 2008. It was 55:07 improvement from last year I ran it. It was 13:11 improvement from the Jan 24, 2008. I am a sub-5 marathoner now. - goal met

9. Recruit a US runner team to race Dean's England runner team virtually and beat them. - the US team has lost based on the rule of weekly average mileage. However, in terms of consistency, the US team won. Nobody has dropped out from the race and most of us were motivated. - 50% goal met.

You guys definitely won that one!!

Great update!! Glovia, you are awesome!!

Wow, Glovia, you are rocking!!

Hmm I guess I'll set my goals

200lb with 10% BF by end of year (so 180lbs lean muscle 20lbs fat)
Consistent 300+ Bench (only hit 305 once)
Consistent 450+ Squat
Consistent 350+ Deadlift

Got about 4 months to do it all but we'll see how it gets done

is this why i always feel sick to my stomach after eating something 100% whole wheat? i can deal with the 60% ok but the other one makes me feel awful everytime i eat it.
goals for the 6-8 months
my goals are: 1)more portion and calorie control(working on it, working on it)
2) tone up more
3)up workouts to six times a week
4)more yoga
5) be able to eventually see if i actually have hip bones and a butt and not two VERY large round lumps of fat......
6) start cooking low fat meals more often and cut back on easy to make or ready made foods
7) start baking more so i can have sugar free alternatives for my sweet cravings.
8) start turbo jam and keep up
9) start learning different kinds of dance workouts(bollywood,industrial strength, tahitian and hula, exotic) and accept i might not ever be graceful and fluid like them but i can still enjoy shaking what i got.
10) find some confidence and self esteem.

Edited to add: forgot to add "finish crocheting that bloody blanket by x-mas" maybe if i put it here it will remind me it needs to be done.

Thanks, all my dear friends.

Hope I can reach most of my goals for 2008 by Dec.