 and here we are here we are ladies and gentlemen the last day of 2018 what a year what a year we have had but before we start the new year it's time to get down on paper and yes film for all of you my 2019 running goals which frankly begins stretching on my living room floor loosen it up loosen it up okay quick shout out to all the new subscribers everything if you if you subscribed in the last week and you think of it say hello down in the comments I'd love to say hello back and it's just amazing I'm blown away by all the new people that are joining every single day well just so you know I've been on a two-week break from running taken two weeks completely off just to let the body recover from a big year in 2018 which we're gonna talk about in a minute and that means folks on January 1st I get to start running again I can't I cannot wait and it means I get to start filming my runs again for you so we survived the two-week break here on YouTube I'm not I wasn't sure how it would quite go down as far as just the overall viability of the video quality how does that sound how does that sound so we made it and all right see you in the shed running goals or running goals running goals I don't know about you all but I love the new year I love the new year it's a fresh start and I know it's just like connected to the calendar and how the calendar was set up centuries ago but it's just like it's a fresh start to our lives and I realize New Year's resolutions very rarely stick with people like it's you know they often fall by the wayside but I must say I set five goals in 2018 upper right hand corner we talked about that last week and by the way thank you everyone that chimed into that vlog and shared about your running goals for 2018 well now we get to look to the future but I don't know I just get I get pumped up for the new year so before we dive into the new year I don't know if you all listen I don't I'm not saying I know I bring this up a lot I'm not saying you have to be on Strava but I appreciate many of the tools that are built into the Strava app and in case you don't know what it is it's an app on your phone that allows you to track your running and that's like the basic premise behind Strava and you can connect with other runners literally around the world and other running groups and so every year Strava is genius marketing but they produce a little mini one-minute and 50-second video recapping your year in running so we haven't connected in Strava you know the drill down below let's do it but let's roll the tape on the Strava Rewind Rewind of two thousand in ATV too shabby not too shabby we will take it I so I don't often set running goals like for mileage in an annual year it gets really like I mark it out and you know how I how we talked about yesterday I have a range of mileage that I like to shoot for but you know injuries pop up plantar fasciitis in 2018 so it's all about having goals but also being realistic and not being afraid to be flexible I don't often set mileage goals but that was pretty neat 2600 miles not too bad we'll take it for a calendar year what I'm really excited about more so is living in Colorado we have the Rocky Mountains here so that's a bonus I I love if you've been watching a while you know I love the uphill mountain running it's kind of my niche and I enjoy it and I'm kind of good at it so this year 2018 325,000 vertical feet not too shabby like that's that's a lot like it's it's quite a bit I think it's a hundred and 25,000 vertical feet more than 2017 so my goal though one oh so I set five goals running goals in 2018 I only met one of the goals I missed four of the goals I only met one of them the one that I met was winning a race one of them that I missed in 2018 was reaching 400,000 vertical feet of climbing in my running so it is what it is I can't go back and rewrite the books now this is the last day of 2018 and it's time to look to the future every year I set running goals and the reason I do that is to hold myself accountable and to be able to physically go back yes the book inside remember that paper book that I showed you yesterday with my mileage basically I will write out my goals and therefore I will be able to go back and not look at it every day sometimes not even every week but just maybe two three maybe four times a month and just review the goals for 2019 so after I share them with you tonight I'm gonna go inside write them out and this year so last year I had five goals this year I decided on six goals not for no you know special reason other than there's a couple extra there's one extra goal this year that I want to hit and for you it's all about that discernment and figuring out like oh man I want one goal in 2019 I want ten goals in 2019 depending on what your personality is like and just who you are and how you respond to challenges and goals all right let's dive in I've got them written out here goal number one plyometrics plyometrics what are plyometrics basically it's to improve your running form so I was getting very tired at the end of some of my 50k races in 2018 and I believe that if I would have been a little stronger and a little more resolute in my running form I would have been able to maintain my speed just a little bit further in those 50k races and then I am beyond excited to make one two maybe even three videos all about my plyometrics routine for you guys I'll probably be in the first two to three weeks of January so stay tuned for that plyometrics working on running form oh beyond excited for that okay goal number two since I did not get it and this is a carryover from 2018 400,000 vertical feet I want to hit it I want to get it it's just I was 75,000 feet short in 2018 so I'm gonna carry it over I think it's realistic I know what it takes now and I was I was you know that's a lot of I missed it by quite a bit but I think it's within shot for 2019 running goals 400,000 vertical feet of climbing which also means 400,000 vertical feet of descent and again in the summer I live in the mountains well I don't live in the mountains but I run in the mountains a lot and goal number three is directly connected to number two it really they feed off of each other goal number three I want to I want to set two more FKT's on 14ers in Colorado what is for what is a 14er in Colorado we have 54 mountains that rise above 14,000 feet of elevation so we call them 14ers and basically I set two FKT's and what is an FKT that's an acronym for fastest known time fastest known time so basically through Strava I can see the fastest times from the trailhead to the top of the mountain and back down for all the people who have basically ran up the mountain as fast as possible and back down and I was able to snag to this this past summer Mount Beerstat and Graze Peak and so next year 2019 I'm thinking Mount Albert and maybe Longs Peak as like the two mountains to go after so that is goal number three for 2019 that'll happen in the summer and goal number four start the running group in Denver so if you live in Denver start a running group and on Strava which by the way I'm trying to think of a good name if you have any ideas comment below so I want to start a running group here in Denver where we we can meet up I don't know how often yet but where we meet up and we go running but in addition I want to connect with all of you around the world through Strava so stay tuned for the running group that is goal number four for 2019 goal number five goal number five I want to this is a carryover again from 2018 win another race I like I like it that that's that was a good incentive for me to train hard in 2018 so that's gonna be another one I was able to pull it off once in 2018 and I want to try it again in 2019 we'll see we'll see you gotta stay humble right gotta stay hungry it's not just about winning but it helps me stay hungry fair enough fair enough alright and goal number six goal number six which we're definitely gonna talk about at the live stream Tuesday January 1st 6 p.m. Mountain time here on YouTube I want to race a road marathon at sea level my first ever that is goal number six you knew that was coming so that is my last goal for 2019 and where it's gonna happen when it is gonna happen I don't know yet ex for sure for sure I have some ideas and feelers out there that I'm just waiting to hear back on those are my running goals for 2019 and what's beautiful is that now I have record of saying this to you I can go back maybe once a quarter you know at the end of my first training block and just check in rewatch this video and just see how I'm doing on moving toward those goals and you can help keep me accountable because you're listening to them right now and of course yes the keyword is goals and that question of the day what are your running goals for 2019 and now listen I want to make a direct invitation to all of you out there who maybe have never commented and that's okay but I would just encourage you to think about this question because it's so exciting because in a year from now 365 days we can go back watch this video and more importantly go down read the comments and see oh yeah met that goal oh boy definitely did not meet that goal and see like wait a minute okay how am I gonna get ready for 2020 and change things up a little bit I know that's thinking way down the road but and with goals like it could be connected to PRs to eating to your racing calendar to your training schedule to your overall mental health to your work life fitness balance to you know you're connecting with other runners like there's so many different avenues your running shoes there's so many different avenues you could take for sharing your running goals for 2019 and if you need a couple days to think about this perfect like take a day or two think about your running goals for 2019 and then comment down below in a couple days just so we can have record of it and yes I will help you know do my best to keep you accountable to your goals you know that's why I'm here sharing videos on YouTube is to hopefully inspire you to strive strive for the heights baby strive for the heights whatever that might look like in your life and I wish I could of course shake your hand through this camera but I can't so the best we can do is communicate down in the comments I appreciate it and love you guys thanks for hitting that keyword thanks for being here and for being you on YouTube fair enough all right whoo January 1st coming right up oh baby seek beauty work hard oh you got me and love each other see you tomorrow