cooking | heart & sole

Yesterday was my 29th birthday! I had such a great day after a fun weekend with my family, and since I love birthdays figured why not just make this my whole birthday week. When I was in high school I thought it was the best time ever until I got to college and thought what could top that. Since then each year has only been better and better. Last year was probably my best yet, so I can’t wait to see what 29 brings. With 30 right around the corner as a pretty big milestone birthday I thought it’d be fun to create a 30 Before 30 list of things I want to do this year before the big 3-0.

I broke my list into several categories in no particular order below. Seeing as this is a fitness blog a lot of them are based around that, but I threw a few others in there as well. My categories are Racing, Fitness Challenges, Around Town, Getting Certified, Social Stuff and Grown Up Things. I’d love to hear your thoughts on my list. Did you or will you do something similar before hitting a milestone birthday? What would be on your list?

Rocking My I Run This Body Shirt!

Racing

Boston Qualifying Time
Race in Hawaii
Break 21 in a 5k
Break 44 in a 10k
Run another race back in my hometown (Syracuse!)
Set a PR in a race I’ve done before
Run a track race
Do a triathlon

Fitness Challenges

50 consecutive push-ups
100 consecutive burpees
5-minute plank
8-minute wall sit
Bike for 30 miles

Around Town

Go hiking around Virginia
Go to 3 D.C. museums or sights I’ve never been to before
Eat out at 3 D.C. restaurants I’ve never been to before

One of my favorite views into D.C.

Getting Certified

Social Stuff

Do 30 group or partner runs this year
Volunteer for races at least 10 times
Go for a run in 3 new cities
Watch 3 movies on the AFI top 100 list

Grown Up Things

Try 3 new foods
Cook a turkey dinner
Attempt to make homemade pasta
Buy my parents dinner (they make this harder than you may think)
Find a new place to move into and learn how to rent current condo