{"id":4884,"date":"2012-01-01T23:27:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T03:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2012-01-01T23:36:55","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T03:36:55","slug":"a-year-in-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2012\/01\/01\/a-year-in-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year In Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember when I did this<\/a>? \u00c2\u00a0Or this<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Totally obnoxious, I know.<\/p>\n

And you can bet I’d do it again, given the opportunity (tho’ I did miss the 2010 map<\/a>). \u00c2\u00a0I’m petty like that.<\/p>\n

This past year was a little bit different, in terms of motion and my interest in tracking it. \u00c2\u00a0I mean, I did manage to get to a nice destination or two:<\/p>\n

\"View<\/p>\n

But mostly, my focus this year was on smaller units of measure. \u00c2\u00a0I turned into something of a data junky, taking my previous interest in creating GPS tracks in interesting new places<\/a> to new heights<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0This new habit ranges from the silly<\/a> to the, well, I’m kinda glad I’ve got proof of this<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(because I don’t plan on doing it again).<\/p>\n

For the most part, my riding was great this year. \u00c2\u00a0It started off strong, with a fantastic week of riding in California (Mt. Tam, Monterey, and Santa Barbara). \u00c2\u00a0It just got better from there. \u00c2\u00a0I rode hard and regularly, often with a friend who was good at pushing me hard without getting too annoyed in the process. \u00c2\u00a0Without being too complimentary, I’m sure I’m better off for it.<\/p>\n

On the racing side, it was a decent year. \u00c2\u00a0No particularly standout performances, but I have to admit to being pretty happy with a top 10 showing at Leonardtown. \u00c2\u00a0I finally pushed myself into Cat 4, so next year should be a new round of exercises in suffering for the glory of 32nd place, but at least it will be away from the crazy squirreliness of Cat 5s. \u00c2\u00a0In the end, it was 5,000+ miles of riding and (this is the one I’m really proud of) 200,000+ feet of climbing. \u00c2\u00a02012: less pedaling, harder pedaling. \u00c2\u00a0Still haven’t figured out the exact plan for racing.<\/p>\n

Running took a back seat this year, despite my best (half-hearted?) efforts. \u00c2\u00a0As great as I felt about pulling off the Marine Corps Marathon in 2009, I just don’t think I’ve got the time\/capacity to do something like that again. \u00c2\u00a0On the other hand, the ability to knock out a nice 5-10 miler in a strange new city<\/a> is about as good as it gets, and I’d like to be able to maintain that in perpetuity. \u00c2\u00a0So this year? \u00c2\u00a0My “long runs” weren’t that at all – 5-8 miles, max (and I can recall exactly how much that 8 mile run hurt). \u00c2\u00a02012: get comfortable with 10 mile runs again.<\/p>\n

I did log another set of dives this year, one set off Oahu (which was so-so) and another off of Maui (much better<\/a>). \u00c2\u00a0I’d entertained some ideas about taking advantage of my proximity to the sunken U-boats off the coast here this year, but I think I need to spend some more time in the water before taking that on. \u00c2\u00a0Diving just isn’t something I can pursue locally (because as much as I dig it? \u00c2\u00a0Cold low visibility water just isn’t that motivating for me.). \u00c2\u00a0That said, I think I’ll have at least one fantastic opportunity in the near future to log some more dives, and I hope to finally make it out to dive off Catalina with a friend.<\/p>\n

So that was 2011 in motion. \u00c2\u00a0Smaller steps than years past, but many more of them. \u00c2\u00a02012 should bring a nice balance to things. \u00c2\u00a0Looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

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Remember when I did this? \u00c2\u00a0Or this? Totally obnoxious, I know. And you can bet I’d do it again, given the opportunity (tho’ I did miss the 2010 map). \u00c2\u00a0I’m petty like that. This past year was a little bit different, in terms of motion and my interest in tracking it. \u00c2\u00a0I mean, I did […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cycling","category-personal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t