What the heck is a waypoint?
From wikipedia “A waypoint is a reference point in physical space used for purposes of navigation.”
I was thinking of using milestones instead but I want to reserve that in my blog as record achievements, where I beat something, but technically I could have used milestones.
A more obvious choice is goals, settings goals, I have used it before, but I goal seems like the end. What I want to set is a direction and point to head to, but that is not the end of the journey.
Waypoint 1 – End of Summer 2013 (Sat Sep 21)
- Weight – 280
- Strength – Bench 185, Curl 20, Tri Extension 35
- Speed – RTC 15 minutes, TM 1 mile 12 minutes
- Endurance – Treadmill 1 hour 4.5 Miles
Waypoint 2 – End of Fall 2013 (Fri Dec 20)
- Weight – 260
- Strength – Bench 205, Curl 30, Tri Extensions 40
- Speed – RTC 13 minutes, TM 1 mile 11 minutes
- Endurance – Treadmill 1.5 hour 7.5 Miles
Waypoint 3 – End of Winter 2014 (Wed Mar 19, 2014)
- Weight – 250
- Strength – Bench 225, Curl 40, Tri Extensions 45
- Speed – RTC 11 minutes, TM 1 mile 10 minutes
- Endurance – Treadmill 3 hour 15 Miles
Waypoint 4 – Reality Check (Sat May 31, 2014)
- Weight – 240
- Strength – Bench 245, Curl 50, Tri Extensions 50
- Speed – RTC 10 minutes, TM 1 mile 10 minutes
- Endurance – Treadmill 4 hour 20 Miles
Waypoint 4 is the critical one, if I cannot meet those waypoints on or before that date, then I will resign myself to a half marathon. The only exception is strength, because the marathon is more of an endurance thing.
Meeting a weight means 3 consecutive days at or below that weight, because weightloss can be deceiving.
I did weigh in after my workout today, interesting in that I weighed in at 280.8, but the official weight is
Weight: 283.0