September Goals {Jacque}

I made this plan, this commitment that I was going to summit a fourteener next summer. The next day I immediately set out to start hiking. (I was motivated and determined.) But, as usual? My steam burned off quickly. So I've decided that I need to break my goals down smaller.

For September, I have set the goal for myself to take 8 hikes.

That doesn't sound like much - but that doesn't include daily walking around town or on short hiking trails near my house. Those 8 hikes have to be planned out and a step up from my normal activity level.  (Bonus points if I get a sitter for the kidlet and do some serious hiking!)

I'm quickly realizing that I may have bitten off more than I can chew, that I'm home alone 320 days a year with a homeschooled 5 year old. I have to take her with me. No grandparents to drop her off with. No husband coming home at 5pm so I can go hike, or on Saturdays. Just me and her. This training is going to be harder than I thought!

I've read that the most difficult part (once you're in fairly decent shape) is the fact that you're on your feet so much. 15.5 hours for the EASY hike is a long ways to hike, when you spend - at most - a few hours on your feet on a normal day.

My second goal for September is to come up with a training plan. I need something tangible, that I can follow for the next 11 months. For this, I need to do a lot of reading, a lot of planning! This overweight mama is going to get in shape and climb a mountain!!