{"id":2967,"date":"2012-04-03T21:13:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T02:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2012-04-03T21:13:18","modified_gmt":"2012-04-04T02:13:18","slug":"march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2012\/march-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

March was a super busy month. \u00a0I spent a week in Belize <\/a>with a group of 8th graders and then immediately afterwards spent a week in northern Minnesota at Wolf Ridge<\/a> with 7th graders. \u00a0It was a long two weeks, but a lot of fun!! This March was also the warmest March<\/a> ever in Minnesota!<\/p>\n

Here are my goals for 2012 and my progress towards them:<\/p>\n

Goal #1:<\/strong>\u00a0Finish\u00a0Buffalo Triathlon<\/a>\u00a0on June 3. \u00a01\/4 mile swim, 12 mile bike, and 3 mile run. (Under 1:15)<\/p>\n

I wasn’t able to do anything really except run while I was travelling, which I did 3 times each week while I was gone. \u00a0Right when I got back I was able to start bike commuting too, so I’ve been able to ramp both of those up. \u00a0Sadly, my official running training was supposed to start while \u00a0I was gone and I forgot to research the specific goals for each work out, so I just did more base mileage. \u00a0I’m waiting for a step-back week and then I’ll basically just cut one build cycle out of the training program for the running. \u00a0I can easily complete the 3 individual disciplines, now will just be over training on them to build overall endurance to combine them!<\/p>\n

Goal #2:\u00a0<\/strong>Improve on my\u00a0Square Lake<\/a>\u00a0time from last year (1:58) 1\/2\u00a0Mile Swim 16.5 Mile Bike 5 Mile Run<\/p>\n

See above.<\/p>\n

Goal #3:\u00a0<\/strong>Use and write about the\u00a0FIRST Method<\/a>\u00a0for my running. 5k for the spring and 10k for the fall.<\/p>\n

This was supposed to start the week I was in Belize – see the above notes about waiting to start after a step-back week.<\/p>\n

Goal #4:\u00a0<\/strong>Complete\u00a0Project 345 Bible Reading plan<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 takes you through the New Testament in the year.<\/p>\n

Continuing to enjoy this reading plan. \u00a0Just started the book of Luke.<\/p>\n

Goal #5:<\/strong>\u00a0Read a variety of books (genre, style, authors).<\/p>\n

March was actually a great month for reading. \u00a0I actually finished The Hunger Games<\/a> late on February 29, and finished Catching Fire<\/a> during March. \u00a0Both were super easy reads that kept asking to be read! I was able to get them both as part of Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library<\/a>. \u00a0I also read\u00a0We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance<\/a>\u00a0which was a great story about a Norwegian\u00a0solider who was part of the Nazi\u00a0Resistance\u00a0efforts in Norway. I also read How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar<\/a>, which offered 50 tips to improve my nonprofit career. \u00a0Lastly, I’ve been reading Bike Snob<\/a> on the Kindle app for my phone during lunch breaks and random\u00a0down times\u00a0for at least 6 months. \u00a0I finally finished it this month. \u00a0It is a pretty funny book with random stories and bike humor.<\/p>\n

Goal #6:\u00a0<\/strong>Document my thoughts on at least 6 of the books I\u2019ve read.<\/p>\n

not yet!<\/p>\n

Goal #7:<\/strong>\u00a0Blog.<\/p>\n