Changing focus, reviewing goals

Goal setting is very useful for lots of things because it keeps us focused. I’ve been doing well with my writing goals this last couple of weeks because I don’t get hung up on not always achieving them. When other things turn up, we sometimes have to make changes.

That goes for my sporting side-line too. I’ve been trying to look after my knee so that I can keep running. I took it slowly - which was so hard for me - and did all my stretching and muscle building exercises. But after a lot of soul-searching, I realise that running is probably not for me.

Why? Because my knee starts hurting after only a short period of time of very slow jogging on the treadmill.

So I’ve reviewed my goals and set my sights back on cycling. Funny how opportunities crop up. I met a fellow cyclist on one of my regular rides who has sparked my enthusiasm for a cycling event I hadn’t really considered before, because I wasn’t sure that tandems were allowed to take part. But it seems as though tandems can join in, so the training is on. I’ve got till May to get my fitness up for a 50 km team time trial in York. I’ve never done one before, so it will be very interesting, to say the least.

So don’t worry about resetting goals. That’s part of the plan.

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