Louis

Iconoclast that I am, I voted for "Goal is to Have No Goals". Seems to fit me better than the other choices.

Sure I like to make new friends, have fun, stay healthy, etc. etc., but I don't see things like that as goals. Those things just seem to happen naturally.

geofitz13

1. Mileage goal - 2000 miles.
2. Become a better climber. This is subjective. Mainly, I just want to be more comfortable when I hit the hills.
3. I want to do the PMC again this year, but that will be decided more by the economy than my own choice.

DnvrFox

Good on you.

But, most certainly, having a goal to "meet five new friends" or "ride a 'social ride' with a bicycle club" qualify as goals, at least for me.

I guess I would like to think of goals in a broader context - encompassing more of the human experience than simply how fast and for how long can one move one's legs in a circle.

roadfix

I have no cycling specific goal but do want to keep my fitness level up.
I voted for fun and social goals.

Road Fan

Ok, then I misinterpreted that, too. I'd uncheck "mileage goal" if I could, since I really don't care about how many miles I do per year. I do care about hours per week and some specific rides. and it's all fun, IMHO!!

Road Fan

badger1

I'll play Normally, I'd vote 'goal is no goal', but ... age (57) occupational hazards etc. finally caught up w/me this fall. Nothing AT ALL major relative to what many of our fellow 50+ers have been/are going through, but my years/back/pelvic assymetry have finally upped 'n bitten me -- read badly herniated/compressed disc (L4/5). Going through the usual starting now (xray/MRI/now physio) and through the winter. My sports-quack doesn't think it will need surgery, but I do NOT want this (the pain) to happen again, so will be a good badger and do what I'm told. That's by way of saying 1) increased fitness, including developing proper bike posture/pedalling mechanics (to avoid BackHell), so that 2) I can continue with Commuting and 3) with luck, begin to work toward a long-sought 'Other' goal, which is to start doing some real distance/endurance/touring rides. Aim (2010 Goal) is to ride the Route Vert through Quebec/the Gaspe/into New Brunswick summer 2010. We'll see.

rae

"MY goal is to have no goals"-- I've been telling them that at my yearly evals (at work) for years!

I hope/plan/want to recover the fitness that I lost this year, get in shape enough and develop my bike-handling skills enough to get off the rail-trails and attempt more difficult rides, ride the full Little Miami Trail, find riding companions (the most difficult challenge for me), and get my DD start riding too.

Robert Foster

Mileage goal. I started lat in the game this year so I will only have about 1700 miles on my bikes this year. I would like to put 3500 miles on next year. I would also like to put in my first century in 09. Fitness wise I want to monitor my heart rate more and lose more weight. I also want to have more fun getting to my other goals.

crtreedude 

I was commuting regularly down here when our office was in town - but now it is only about 300 meters between our home and the office, etc. so I am no longer commuting.

So, I would like to get back to riding 5 days a week - but for fun. No distance goals, just get on the bike. Once I am on it, the smile comes to my face and the fun starts but sometimes getting on the bike takes some doing - not sure why.

And I have another goal, wear out my bike so I can buy another one.

JanMM

Hey! We've still got more than a month of 2008 left! Still time to work on making this year's goals.

jaws

I want to increase my miles to at least 4,500 for 09. I'm at 3675 for 08 and should make my goal of 4,000. In 06 & 07, I had just over 3,000 miles. Recently I've wondered about when physical dimished ability (old age) takes over and no matter how much training, my body will not do the miles I would like.

Booger1

I have the same goal,everyday,all year,every year....waking up!

bobbycorno

My goals for next year are all around randonneuring: complete another Super Rando series (it'll be #3), and ride the Gold Rush Randonnee, which will be my second 1200k, in 72 hours. There are also 3, 200+k permanents just north of here that form a loop. I may have to take an extended weekend and ride those...

Other than that, commute by bike as much as possible, and keep enjoying life.

SP

chainstrainer

I've lowered my goal to zero for the number of crashes next year.

dminor 

My goal is to get out and just play on my downhill bike more. Most of my time on it this year was intense practice right before a race or racing. I want to just enjoy it more and push my boundaries on it.

Other goals for '09 are:

• Defend my Gold at the Sea Otter Classic
• Race CrankWorx up at Whistler
• Get in one or two 'for-fun' weekends at Whistler with my son
• Do more trail rides with my wife

Allegheny Jet

One of my goals is to get my wife to put more than the 110 miles she put on her bike over the past three years. We will both retire in 2009 and once her school year is completed she should have no viable excuses. Riding a tandem is/will not be a goal in 2009 and 2010, that would be like wishing for world peace.

My other goals are to continue my quest into training and racing, using the SS for running errands, become more of a bicycle advocate and do more core excersizes. I would also like to find a high quality vintage frame and build it up with vintage or modern naughty bits.

rdtompki

Back to cycling after 20 years, but even then was primarily a runner (marathons). Get my weight down from 210-215 to 185-190. Ride 80-100 miles/week. Ride a century in April or so. Take a bicycling vacation of 3-4 days with my Wife. Take the horses (and my Wife) some place for 3-4 days (or take Wife, horses and bicycles).

12bar

For 09 my first goal is to do the St. Anthony's international distance triathlon, followed by a 70.3 (1/2 Ironman) by the end of the year and then a full Ironman in 2010 shortly after I retire.