{"id":1191,"date":"2013-02-27T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T03:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2013-02-27T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T03:12:08","slug":"2013-goals-february-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/02\/27\/2013-goals-february-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Goals: February Check In"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok. It’s the end of February. How are you doing with your 2013 goals? Here’s what I have going on. As a reminder, my 3 goals were:<\/p>\n

1. Re-Watch the complete series of Friends by December 31st, 2013<\/h3>\n

2. Run 750 miles by December 31st, 2013<\/h3>\n

3. Volunteer at the Food Bank 12 times by December 31st, 2013<\/h3>\n

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\nAs a reminder, 750 miles works out to 62.5 miles per month. In January I ran almost 20 miles over that. I felt good about building up a buffer in January just in case sickness, injuries, or vacations come up later in the year. In the month of February, I crushed it again and achieved some milestones!<\/p>\n

I ran 80.39 miles in the month of February. This was no doubt helped by the fact that I have begun to stretch my runs into longer runs. On February 16th, I ran the longest I’ve ever run: 15 miles. I can get used to running long distances. I think I may try to go 17 miles in March.<\/p>\n

The only major issue for me right now, however, is I’m battling a pretty nasty blister on my heel and the bottom of one of my toes. The heel is because I got some sweet shoes that needed breaking in. The toe blister was from pure stupidity\u2014wearing cotton socks while running in the rain. It hurts, but it’s manageable. But thank god I have the buffer…<\/p>\n

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\nEarlier this month, I volunteered at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina again. You can read my recap post here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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My goal of watching the entire series of Friends this year is officially cancelled. While I feel bad to cancel a goal in February, I realized it just wasn’t a goal that I’m interested in achieving. What’s more important to me is spending quality time with my wife all year and this month we did a ton! We had a great Valentine’s Dinner out at my favorite restaurant in Raleigh, Bella Monica<\/a>. We also had a great night out at DPAC to see Mary Poppins<\/a> (plus a great meal at Dos Perros<\/a>). Finally, last night we enjoyed going out and trying the new Dean’s Seafood Bar and Grill<\/a> and then caught a movie at the new Stone Theaters Park West in Morrisville.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Jon Parks<\/figcaption><\/figure>So that’s how I tracked to my 3 main goals. But I was even busier this month with other things too! For one, I gave a talk at the Triangle Interactive Marketing Association<\/a>. I also made this video for Heather for Valentine’s Day<\/a>. I celebrated Chinese New Year with my dad who was visiting from San Francisco and I also made Chinese New Year-inspired waffles<\/a>. I launched a new blog at work called the Data-Driven CMO<\/a>. Finally, I got interviewed by my the creative website, 147<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the biggest news this month is the launch of my new webshow<\/a>! Phew!<\/p>\n

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\nSo that’s my month. Jam-packed with awesomeness! And I feel good about my progress so far. March is going to be busy! Soccer season starts saturday and that will last through the spring. <\/p>\n

How are you doing with your goals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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