23/12/2025
Three years ago, this time of year would’ve had me finalising a race calendar and deep in the data, mapping out how to build. This year, when I sat down to think about goals, they look very different.
From a sports perspective, my main aims right now are to keep giving injury rehab my best shot—and to be able to get up off the floor well enough to go paddle boarding come spring (or even summer).
I initially caught myself prefacing those goals with “just.” But actually, they’re just as valid and important to me as big race events. If anything, they’re probably harder to achieve—because, frankly, current rehab is dull, painful, and I don’t honestly know what the end outcome will be. It’s just me, for me.
The point of this is that your goals have to meet you where you’re at—and be realistic for you as an individual.
Making changes is hard. And food plays so many roles in our lives—physical, social, emotional—that changing how and what you eat can feel especially challenging.
If you’re looking to adjust how you fuel or what your diet looks like, I’d encourage you to think about goals that are clear, achievable, and focused on what you can actually do day to day, rather than a distant end point.
Smaller, achievable steps that progress gradually are far more sustainable than going all-in and ending up overwhelmed. Maybe that looks like fuelling key sessions first—starting with morning workouts. If 30g of carbs feels like too much, start with 15g. Want to eat more carbohydrate overall? Begin with one meal and build from there.
Small steps still count.
Meet yourself where you are—and celebrate the little things (I'm still learning this one myself!).
