Fitness Over Forty

My fitness goals for 2007:

(1) Weigh less than 200 pounds – or 10% bodyfat if it comes first.  (I weighed 255 at my biggest and 239 at the beginning of the year)

(2) Blood Pressure at or below 120/80.  Currently as high as 160/100.

(3) Bicycle 4,000 miles – which averages about 80 a week (I cycled 2,000 miles in 2006 )

(4) Workout for 300 hours – about 6 hours per week (I have no idea what I’ve done in the past, but it seems like what I’ll need to lift weights twice a week and cycle 4,000 miles).  My friend Brad is planning on doing his second ironman in 2007 and he plans on 600 hours – I figure half of that ought to be about right for me.

 (5) Complete the Tour de Blast – A 1-day Mt. St. Helen’s ride in June (I did this ride a couple of years ago and literally got snowed off the mountain – well maybe it was just frozen rain, but it was cold!  I want to finish it)

(6) This ride was canceled for 2007 The Torture 10,000 – a 100 mile, over 10,000 feet of elevation ride in August.  This is my “reward” for losing weight and I won’t do it if I’m not at 215 or below.  This is going to be one hard ride, but I’ve always been fascinated by it and besides – they have really cool jerseys!!!

(7) Accumulate over 100,000 feet of elevation gain on my bicycle.

 Those are my fitness goals for the year.  Wish me luck…

Phil