2026 Goals

1st of January is ideal to think about the upcoming year. We all know that resolutions don’t last long, so I am not calling these resolutions. They are targets, goals, elements of a contract with myself.

Below, is a summary of things I want to achieve in 2026.

• Achieve an average of 10k steps per day. This is a ~25% increase compared to 2025, where I landed at roughly 8k
• Run 300km. This is ambitious, as is more than double of what I was running in 2025. However, I have a 10k and a half-marathon already in the calendar and need to train for those.
• Cylce 500km. This is about 50% of the 1.200km I cycled in 2025 - but I won’t take the bike to Venice this year.
• Continue the zero alcohol habit. I barely drank in 2025, I think it did me good, I want to continue this.
• Continue Intermediate Fasting. Same as above. I feel that it helps me, I want to continue. I may throw in a few days of complete fasting. Eager to try that once, but am not sure yet.
• Achieve a 30-day reading streak. I started reading more. I have set an easy timer of only 5min - hoping that this will make the goal realistic. Maybe something I can already check-off in February.
• Visit at least one place I’ve never been before. I am thinking of a city or country, but in worst case it’s a museum or gym.
• 25 Blog Posts. This is probably a joke for most of you, but for me it’s hard to find the regular slot between family, working, and volunteering to sit down and write. In 2026, I want at least to write something here every other week. To make the first 50%, I may write monthly status reports on these goals.

Some are ambitious, others hopefully simple. The balance shall keep the motivation high. I’ll use this post as anker at the end of the year for reflection.

Do you set goals?