Iron Resolutions

I see others are reading and exercising. I wanted to say a few things on the latter (I think I've covered the former). My goal this year is to average 30 miles a week, running, and to break 70 minutes in the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in April. That (the latter) will be a challenge, as I only managed to break 74 minutes last year--so it would mark a substantial improvement over 2007. And I need to start doing some speedwork to meet that goal.

I'm also committing a good chunk of time to the weight room. I'm doing weights at least twice a week, and aiming for three weights workouts a week (one day chest and back, one day arms/shoulders, and Fridays chest, arms and shoulders combined). My goal is to beat my all-time max on the bench, which, as TMcD can testify, is 245 lbs (way back in 1994?). Just after the New Year, I pushed up 205 pretty easily, so I'm moving in the right direction. Of course, I weigh substantially less than in 1994, so 250 lbs in 2008 will actually represent a much greater accomplishment than the 245 lbs in the 1990s--at least as a ratio of body weight.