Setting Goals

I read this blog post a few years ago that distinguished between goals, targets, and outcomes, and it resonated with me. Since reading this, I've tried to let the outcomes be what they are, and to get there with smart and consistent goals.
http://kropelnicki.com/goals/triathlon

For 2015, my most quantifiable goals involve getting work done

• Run - 750 miles
• Bike - 2500 miles
• Swim - 200 miles
• Bootcamp/Strength - 36 times
• Yoga - 30 times

I'm currently behind on all but running, but expect things to pickup from here. I might not make the swimming goal this year since it was based on going 3x per week most of the time, and for the first 4 months of this year, I haven't been hitting that too well.

I have also made smaller term goals in the past like "Be active - achieved by doing 8 workouts in the week", and for this 3 week build cycle, I want to get a Monday strength workout in and I want to build on the bike hill workouts.

Using the language of that blog post, I have an outcome time I would like to achieve for IM Choo -- also known as "the post-it of my dreams". I believe the biggest training-related variable that will influence that outcome is my biking strength, so I hope to develop some most specific goal/target level plans to help me hit that outcome.

Biking related goals, like biking more, working on strength, and working the biking muscle systems in training, will help me set training and race day bike targets, which *hopefully* will help me get my desired bike outcome.

Fingers crossed, and checklists ready for checking!