“What’s all the Hubbub Bub?”

Thoughts from Tom on 2024:

Well it is that time of year.  We start getting the “Strava Year in Sport” emails and I sit back and think about goals Deb and I set for the year and what we accomplished both on our own and together.

A couple of months ago, we were lucky enough to be approached by Diane Jenks of “Outspoken Cyclist Podcast” to share more about our accomplishments over the years. (Fyi, she and her husband are also owners of HubBub Helmet Mirror. We just ordered our right sided helmet mirrors for our ride in New Zealand since we will be riding on the opposite ride of the road). Helmet mirrors and helmets are two essential accessories we never ride without.

If you’d like to give Diane’s pod a listen, enjoy below:

Prior to recording the podcast, it got us to sit back and think about accomplishments over the past 20 years, all the training plans we have put together, and how every day we made the decision to follow those plans to meet those goals.  

We achieved some BHAGs (Big Harry Audacious Goals) over the last few years like running a marathon in every state, riding bikes in every state and riding our bikes across the country three times. This year we hit some mini BHAG milestones including finishing the Texas Hill Country route, the OTET Trail and the Idaho Hot Springs Loop.

As we said on the podcast, we hope to pay our experiences forward.  We’ve followed others’ blogs and reached out to fellow goal setters to pick their brains on the runs and rides we were shooting for in the past.  Likewise, many people have reached out to us and followed our blog to learn from our experiences. 

We are doing that now as we have been planning for our BHAG for 2025, completing the Tour Aotearoa in New Zealand and following other blogs and social media group posts dedicated to the ride.

Now at our age, our major long term goal in life is to get one year older and keep doing things at the same level that we did last year before the wheels start falling off. :)

Doing this in conjunction with daily prayers for a life full of Love, Hope, Faith, Peace, Grace, Gratitude, Patience, Humbleness, Passion, and Purpose we feel like we can pretty much accomplish anything we put our minds to.