New Year's Resolutions?

[Lullabelle]

I never make any. If you need to change something in your life then do it, don't wait for the start of a new year, if you wait then you risk not doing it at all because you probably talk yourself out of doing it.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I'm going to procrastinate more often. If I can ever get around to it.

Yeah me too!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I am going to run a marathon (and make the Boston qualifying time); and finish writing two books. And I will spending a lot less time online to get these things done: only an hour a week (total) for non-work Facebook, CC and other forums.

 

[vernon]

I am going to run a marathon (and make the Boston qualifying time); and finish writing two books. And I will spending a lot less time online to get these things done: very limited non-work Facebook, and only an hour a week (total) for CC and other forums.

Yeah right.

 

[rich p]

I am going to run a marathon (and make the Boston qualifying time); and finish writing two books. And I will spending a lot less time online to get these things done: only an hour a week (total) for non-work Facebook, CC and other forums.

What's the QT, FM? Is it not a ballot?

 

[slowmotion]

I will attempt to kick my Daily Telegraph habit into touch.

 

[mcshroom]

Obviously the ride more and weigh less ones are a given,

Otherwise, I plan to ride my bike outside of the UK for the first time, do more of my shopping by bike and less by car, and the big one is to get my blood pressure back down as three months off the bike with a broken arm (and three more where I've been slowly building back up) have left be borderline high BP again, and the doctor is looking for improvements or I have to go back on tablets

 

[GrumpyGregry]

What's the QT, FM? Is it not a ballot?

Boston is the American Dream writ large, a genuine meritocracy*. Meeting the qualifying time** merely allows you to apply, and the faster runners in each age group are given priority. It is fair to say that North American long-distance runners are somewhat obsessed with Boston as a result. Just being able to apply, let alone getting an actual place, is a marker of your being jolly good at running.

*unless you get a 'partner' place (sponsors, charidees, etc..)

**which you have to run on a pukka marathon, none of this self-certified gps bollox.

 

[rich p]

Boston is the American Dream writ large, a genuine meritocracy*. Meeting the qualifying time** merely allows you to apply, and the faster runners in each age group are given priority. It is fair to say that North American long-distance runners are somewhat obsessed with Boston as a result. Just being able to apply, let alone getting an actual place, is a marker of your being jolly good at running.

*unless you get a 'partner' place (sponsors, charidees, etc..)

**which you have to run on a pukka marathon, none of this self-certified gps bollox.

Fairly stringent times!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Fairly stringent times!

Broadly speaking I think they are roughly 60% of age-grade. Hitting 60% of age-grade makes you a serious runner. Hitting 80%, a feat which if you haven't run all your adult life is damn nigh-on impossible, makes you an elite runner for your age.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

And I will spending a lot less time online to get these things done: only an hour a week (total) for non-work Facebook, CC and other forums.

You are doomed to fail

 

[Moodyman]

FM - didn't you do another endurance event not so long ago? Ironman or triathlon wasn't it? how did you get on?