Happy February!
If I were on track for the year I’d be at just over 8% for each goal. I’m a tiny bit behind for running and way ahead for biking (thanks to Tour de Zwift!).
This is where last year I got all motivated and decided that I could definitely do 1,000 miles of biking at 500 of running… not realizing that averaging 20 miles a week means it’s harder to get those 10 miles a week of running in. That’s committing to at least 4 workouts per week, maybe five, assuming 10 miles a week is split across 3 runs and biking 20 miles is 1-2.
This year I’m going to play the long game and remember that each month has different strengths. In the summer when I’m preparing for the Maine Half Marathon, I’ll be running 20+ mile weeks and may not be biking much. In January, I was doing Tour de Zwift and just getting back into running after a dry December so my biking mileage was great. Instead of taking that as a sign to double my goal, I can bank those miles for when I’m focused on my running in August.
Goals have to hit that sweet spot of challenging but doable, and year long goals have to take the seasons into account.
I think I’m right where I should be, and I’ve had a really enjoyable January getting here.