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Filling the Fitness Bucket

A fitness bucket list: do you have one?

The first time I thought of fitness in terms of a bucket list was back in 2007 when I decided I needed to run ‘A’ marathon…as in one and done…to fill mine. 6 marathons and counting, we all know how that panned out.

Lately I’ve been thinking again about fitness goals and things I’d like to achieve in this lifetime. So here we go, my fitness bucket list:

Run the 5 marathon majors

  • Boston check x2
  • Chicago checkx2
  • New York City will happen in 2013 or 2014 thanks to the grandfathered lottery
  • London
  • Berlin

Other bucket list races:

  • Marine Corps Marathon Registered for 10/28/12!
  • Nike Women’s
  • Big Sur
  • Disney I assumed the kids would get into Disney and this would be a family trip. Alas the kids are over Disney and it never panned out. If I want a Disney race, this must happen on my own.
  • Run a relay check! Madison to Chicago just last weekend.
  • Duathlon I’ve been harping on this one for years. While I’ve become MUCH more confident on the bike and ride regularly, I haven’t made this a priority. As a result, I’ve got conflicts with all local duathlons this year. Sigh.
Run in as many states as possible–here’s how that’s coming along:
Run as part of a charity team
Chicago Marathon 2010 for the Lupus Association
Switching Gears: One of the most important things I believe we can do as fitness/health enthusiasts is mentor and share our passion.
  • Coach figure skating Check. I love it and plan to continue for as long as possible. 
  • Wellness Coaching  Check. Certified earlier this year
  • Personal Training Looking at programs now
Curiosities
CrossFit fascinates me. I’m riveted to the Reebok CrossFit games. Every. Single. Time. It’s on TV.  But the excuse of marathon training and reluctance to get overly sore or injured have kept me from it so far.  I will try it–soon!
How will you fill your fitness bucket?

Comments

  2. As I get ready to go for My First Run In Three Damn Months, I finally feel like I can enjoy this question. Maybe I shouldn’t be over-confident….

    1. Qualify for Boston–overshadows all else. For now.
    2. Run the Pikes Peak Ascent.
    3. Run some other cool mountain races in CO, especially the Imogene Pass Run.
    4. Be a Girls on the Run Mentor. I also wish there were a program like this for boys. Boys need mentors and inspiration too. They also need strong women in their lives.
    5. Run a marathon in Ireland.
    6. Do some fell running in Ireland and/or the UK.
    7. Run until I can’t anymore. And then walk.

  3. Great job! I just blogged about my Bucket List today, too.

    I’m so ready to try Cross Fit. I actually just pulled up the schedule of the box (I’m chuckling that I use that term) near me. Ready to try their intro class.

  4. Do that triathlon before the summer is over.
    Keep doing a few tris a summer
    Bike a century
    Learn to change a flat tire
    Race (a marathon?) in Ireland
    Mt. Desert Island Marathon or half
    Race in more states (I notice you are missing Vermont.)

  5. I admit that my list only has one item right now and that’s to run a marathon. Once I check that off in December then I’ll figure out where to go from there.

    You’ve got a lot of great races and other events on your list!

  7. Funny, as I get older (gasp!), I’m finding my race times aren’t as meaningful to me as they once were but my overall fitness and how I look is starting to scream at me. I’m thinking more bootcamp and crossfit in my life….I’m going to hook up with a gym in my neighborhood once I get over the next two races….I’m so afraid of how sore I’ll be the first couple months. But just I hear you get less sore as you progress…just like running. At least that’s what I’m hoping :).

  8. Those are some awesome goals, I’d love to run some of those big marathons, too! I’m holding out for the Little Miss to be in elementary school, when we’ll hopefully be able to start putting the money that was spent on preschool toward a race + vacation fund. Right now, my only fitness bucket list goal is to pay the motivation I have found in other runners and bloggers forward and help even just ONE person make a major life transformation.

  9. Great looking list! I definitely have the majors on mine – checking off two of those this year!

    You will LOVE a duathlon. I promise you! Then we just need to get you in the pool. hehe

  10. My sister in law is training for a 100 mile ultra and she’s added cross fit to her weekly activities and loves it. You might give it a try!

  12. I love your bucketlist. It’s so much fun to see what everyone else is aspiring to do. I might have to add somethings to my list after looking at yours!!

  14. I don’t have the major marathons on my list at all….but I admit I’m intrigued by the Antarctica Marathon and it should be on my bucket list.

  17. Great list and we share some of the same ideas!

    1. Qualify for Boston
    2. Run Chicago Marathon
    3. Big Sur Marathon
    4. Eugene Oregon Marathon
    5. Goody Challenge
    6. Now that I have a bike, I want to take a stab at a triathlon for the first time!

  19. I love this list – I keep eyeballing the Disney races but can’t quite coordinate them either!
    I’ve been skirting around the periphery of a duathlon for months – need to bite the bullet and make it happen!!

  20. Great bucket list! Every time I read a cool race recap, I think, I must do that race, and it goes on my not-yet-set-in-stone-or-on-paper bucket list. Some day, I need to actually write it out!

  24. Great bucket list, Marcia! We did Disney as a family reunion, and it was one of the best vacations EVER! All the kids were pretty much over Disney, but loved it since the adults did all the rides with them – so it seemed more “adult”.

  26. You have done so many amazing thing already.. look at all of those states.. woot! I love that you coach figure skating, so different than running, so exciting. My friend Kate Horan is a figure skating judge, she says it’s difficult because she wants everyone to win.. understandable. Nice list!

  27. Looks like you have a nice bucket list. I guess I really don’t have one except to complete a full IM. I’m a good planner for about a year at a time. Maybe it’s time to create a bucket list.

  29. You HAVE to do Disney! It is indescribable how magical it is! Also, ever thought of doing the Honolulu? I was a supporter for a friend who did it and it was soooo cool!

  30. I’ve also been looking into Wellness Coaching and Personal Training programs. Which Wellness Coaching cert did you get?

  31. Your bucket list looks great!!!
    I have just started to work on my mine again.
    AirForce Marathon Sept 2012, Army 10 miler October 2012, Begging right now to get into the Marine Corp marathon this year, An I am running the 2013 Goofy Challenge. We are making it a family vacation. And I just finished my 1st triathlon this months so I am working my way along the list.

  32. my bootcamp i’ve been going to is cross-fit-esque. the guy is working on his CF affiliation and is currently CF level 1 certified, so it’s getting there. it’s TOUGH, but so much fun! maybe you can find a place near you that offers a similar deal? this guy has “functional fit” classes throughout the week and you can go to any ones you want (while paying a monthly rate). it’s pricier than a regular gym but if you can find one that’s semi affordable that helps!

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