My goals for 2010
Resolutions, goals, plans... whatever you want to call them, here are mine for two thousand ten. My last year of being a twenty-something.
1. Get my stuff situated
Find a doctor, dentist, and eye doctor. Open a Roth IRA and consolidate all my old 401K's. Look into getting eye surgery and maybe braces.
2. Maintain (or increase) weight and strength.
I've been borderline underweight my whole life. So lately I've been going to the gym and eating more and I have gained about 20 pounds since I started and can squat over 1.5x my weight! Maintaining it will only get harder because I started doing a lot more cardio by...
3. Jogging long distances.
Running has always been fairly easy to me. I guess it sort of runs in the family. I've never done more than a 10K though. Despite the cold weather, I've been going out running to build up my mileage (I just did 8 miles!) so I can...
"Run" is not really the right word. Jog/walk (jalk?) is more like it. Even still, I know it sounds crazy... 26.2 miles is a loooong way (I'll have 7 hours to finish). I figure I might as well try since I'm going to have to train anyways to...
Yep, the whole thing (will take about 5 months). I plan to start in April with my dog Kooper. This is something I've always wanted to do and I now find myself with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do it. I work for a great company who will let me disappear (and give me back my job when I get back), I have good health, and few responsibilities. I know what you are thinking... "Daniel? without a computer for 5 months? HA!" Well, you are partly correct. This is my chance to unplug from the busy tech world I've lived in everyday, to take a break from information overload, and get a glimpse of the "real world". So I'm not bringing a computer, but I will have a smartphone that I will use to keep my status updated and share some photos (if I have a signal). I'll have a website for documenting my adventure and I may be the first to tweet all 2180 miles. The website will also help me parlay the hike into...
6. Raising money and awareness for charity
To helps those with Mitochondrial Disease, including my friend Abby. I have no experience with running a fund-raiser like this, so this will be tougher than the hike itself! My thinking is that if people give money to 3-day walks, why not a 150+ day walk? I'll probably have to setup some kind of non-profit org and fill out a bunch of forms, find sponsors, contact press, and blah blah blah... I have no idea it's even possible. If you have any experience running a fund-raiser, I could really use some help.
That should keep me busy for most of the year. When I get back from hiking I suppose I'll go back to work and start looking for a place to live (unless I want to live in the woods).
Thanks for following me during my adventures, I'll need all the support I can get!
