Happy Tuesday! Can you believe that we’re already in the 5th month of year? It’s crazy how fast this year is going by so far.
This week’s Tuesday Topic: What’s your favorite cheat meal? You can write about this topic, or feel free to post any running related blog post. Remember to Link-up with Kim and Zenaida and the bottom of this post!
My favorite cheat meal will forever be pizza (but you already knew that)! I don’t really have any other cheat meals, so for today’s post I’m going to discuss my goals for this month.
Do you set monthly goals? I love doing these posts every month because it helps to hold me accountable, especially with my yearly goals. Sometimes it’s easy to get a little lazy with all of the day-to-day responsibilities that we have, but I always try to make my health a top priority.
First, let’s take a look at my goals from April:
Complete the Peloton Spring Launch Challenge
Grade: A+
I’m happy to report that I completed the challenge! I enjoy these types of challenges because it allows me to try out a bunch of different classes – meditation, stretching, running, spinning and strength training – just to name a few.
Eat more plant based meals
Grade: B
I think I did pretty good with this goal between continuing Meatless Mondays and also not eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In addition to that, most of my breakfast meals were meat free but of course, there’s always room for improvement!
Try something new
Grade: A
Mission accomplished! I put on my “tourist” hat and visited Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Although I was born in New York and lived there until I was 12, I never visited either place. It was a busy day, but a fun experience.
Here are my goals for May!
Hit my Century Ride with Peloton
Just 10 more rides to go before I hit my 100th spin class with Peloton! I should probably hit my century ride during the week of May 20th. I’ll need to decide which class I want to select for the milestone!
Complete the BibRave Run Streak
Yup, I’m going streaking for the month of May. I will either run or walk at least 1 mile per day every day. I like that this break gives the option of walking as well because I can’t run everyday.
Explore Boston
I visited Boston once many years ago when I was in high school. I was only there for less than a day so I didn’t really get a chance to see much of the city. I’ll be in Boson again at the end of this month for a half marathon and I plan on doing some sightseeing – I can’t wait to see more of the city!
If you set monthly goals, what are your goals for May?
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Sounds like April went really well for you! I had been to the Statue of Liberty several times, but never Ellis Island — and most of my grandparents came through there! Checked that off last year but yes, it WAS a long day & we were tired by the time we got to Ellis.
Boston is a great city. I was there briefly when I ran a half several years ago, but my husband is from Wellesley— we went in a few times when dating/first married & i’d been there as a kid, too.
Have good weather & enjoy!
I did so much walking that day, it was tiring but also well worth it!
I’ve never been to the Statue of Liberty but many years ago, I went to NYC with my sister and we viewed it from the top of the World Trade Center. Like you said, it’s a busy day and we wanted to get as much in as we could. In retrospect, I’m glad we did what we did!
Good luck on hitting your goals this month. I have no doubt that you will!
It’s so hard to see everything in NYC – there’s just so much to see and do!
I am eating more plant-based meals too. This week, we are eating all of our meals without meat (although hubby doesn’t know it yet). Pizza is my favorite cheat meal too, although I don’t actually know if I consider it a cheat. It’s practically health food! 🙂
That’s great that you’re doing a meat free week – I need to do those more often. Right now I focus more on meat free days.
Like you, I embrace monthly goals! I don’t always post about them, but they’re there, in my head LOL I’m working my way through two weeks of “daily drills for a few more days (until my relay). It’s been a nice change of pace, but I’m ready to get back to my regular stuff.
I need monthly goals to help keep me on track. If not it’s way easier to skip workouts, lol.
My monthly goals:
-continue the build up I’ve been doing
-don’t break
-figure otu how to run as much as I should during a conference & upcoming road trip
Enjoy Boston and congrats, soon, on the century
It’s so hard to figure out how to run and get in exercise when traveling, especially for a conference!
I’m hoping the hotel gym is a good one. For the subsequent road trip stops I chose locations with gyms so hoping for the best
It seems a very good April for you.
I’m Italian and, of course, pizza is one of my favorite meals.
Long time ago I visited both N.Y. (included Ellie Island) and Boston: it was a wonderful trip.
Monthly goal? 3 races……
Thanks – it was a great month! Good luck with your goal of 3 races this month.
Good work in April! I don’t really have a cheat meal but pizza from certain places does indeed do it for me.
I don’t usually set goals for the month but May has a marathon in it so I guess get round my marathon within the cut off time without ruining myself for the ultra 6 weeks later would be one. Also get to grips with starter’s assistant role on the track and time a national relay successfully. Eeps.
Yes a good slice of pizza is always appreciated, lol.
Great job on completing the spring challenge! I need to kick my butt back into gear and start lifting weights again! I should probably do more plant-based meals too. Best of luck to you on your goals this month!
Thanks Farrah – it was a fun challenge!
I have been to NY a number of time but I think it was the last time I was there that I finally got to see Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. They’re both so fun!
My goal for May is to do as many runs as possible for my upcoming race at the end of June. I don’t want to be undertrained (again).
i understand what you mean about getting in runs to train for an upcoming race. That’s why I did a double digit run last weekend as I have a race at the end of May.
Great job on your goals! I am going to do a run streak for the month of June. I’ve never done one before so we’ll see how it goes.
I am setting a goal to explore more of my local trails.
Have fun in Boston! Go Bruins!
Thanks Denise! I love your goal to explore more trails.
You sure are crushing it on the Peloton lately! Do you think it effects your runs either positively or negatively?
I don’t think that it has had an effect, positive or negative, on my runs so far. I think the real test will be when I start marathon training later on this summer.
I’ve never been to the Statue of Liberty (honestly, I’ve never even been to NYC!) but I would really love to someday. Great goals for May. Good luck on your streak!
Thanks Debbie! And I hope you get to see the Statue of Liberty one day.
Great job on April! My May goal is to get uncomfortable more – in running and life. It’s been hard so far but that’s part of why I wanted to do it.
Thanks so much Becca! That’s a great goal, it’s so hard to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. I need to work on that too.
I love that one of your goals is to try something new which meant a trip to Ellis Island. I have never been but would love to go! I want to see more of the world for sure! Congrats on closing in on your 100th Peloton Ride, that is awesome!
I should probably make the “try something new” goal a monthly thing – sometimes it’s fine to break routine!
Nothing wrong with some yummy pizza!
We will be exploring Boston in a few months. iv’e been a few times, but I am really excited to share it will little man. He’s been asking for a New York trip, too, so I’m hoping to make that happen this year, too. We shall see.
Great goals!
Amen to that! Pizza should be it’s own food group 🙂
So cool that you are going to Boston later on this year! If you need any ideas for sightseeing in NYC, just let me know!
I’ve been to Boston 8 times now for the marathon (8 for my husband, once for me running). Every time we go there seems to be something new to check out. I really love the city! I felt especially proud because I learned how to use the public transit system. I’d never been a subway before, but now I’m a pro getting all over Boston! 🙂
Wow, that’s a lot of visits to Boston! But so cool that you’ve had a chance to experience it so many times.
I haven’t been to NYC since I was a kid. My husband and I have it on our “long weekend” list for when the kids are older.
Great job on your monthly goals. I’m not even sure I have goals for this year, much less this month LOL.
It’s such a great city. I feel like you could visit for a week and still find things to see and do.
Great job with those April goals! And sounds like you have some fun plans for this month with the Boston trip.
Thanks so much!
I passed the Statue of Liberty on the ferry to Ellis Island for NYCM but that’s about it. I’d also LOVE to go back to Boston without saving myself for a marathon. I still need the Boston Starbucks mug. Yay for closing in on that century ride!
My goals this month are to focus on strength training and let running be the “side dish” for awhile.
Starbucks should sell those city mugs on their website!
I think you have a great goal for this month. You have been a running machine all year!
You had a great April. You will hit that 100th ride this month for sure. I’ve only been to Boston a few times but always try to plan a run through Boston Commons and/or along the river. You will love it – especially this time of year.
I am hoping that I can do a shake out run along the river the day before the race!