This is my ever-growing list of things I intend to experience before I die.
Life is short. I want to fill it with adventure, challenge, and great stories. A lot of people wait until retirement, then try to “catch up on life” when they’re well past their physical prime. I don’t want to be one of those people.
The list ranges from the usual suspects (travel the world, bungee jump etc.) to the unusual, like opening a cycling cafe, buying a very specific motorbike, or learning the accordion.
Want to join me in completing any of these?
I’d love your help.
Endurance Sport
Triathlon
Complete an Olympic Triathlon
Complete a Half Ironman
Complete the Norseman 
Complete the Celtman 
Get into the British Triathlon Age Group squad
Place in the top 5% of my age group at an Ironman (this one is punchy…)
Running
Complete a Marathon
Run all Six Major Marathons
- London
- Boston
- New York
- Chicago
- Tokyo
- Berlin
Run the Pennine Way
Run Comrades Ultramarathon 
Win a Parkrun
Run 50k
Run 50mi
Run a 100km ultra
Run a 100mi Ultra
Arbitrary Running Goals
Run a sub-20 5k
Run a sub-40 10k
Run a sub-84 Half Marathon
Cycling
Everesting (8848m elevation climbed)
Join the Brotherhood of Ventoux
Win a Cat 2 crit race
Compete in a cross country cycling race
John O Groats to Lands End
Sport (Other)
Learn a martial art (leaning towards Taekwondo)
Touch my toes without bending my knees (currently woefully inflexible)
Exploring my Heritage
Own a kilt with the McAulay tartan
Walk the West Highland Way
Run the West Highland Way
Cycle the West Highland Way
Cycle the North Coast 500
Visit every island in Scotland
Learn basic, conversational Gaelic
Music
Get good enough to jam at Ronnie Scott’s
Learn the accordion
Learn the bagpipes
Learn the Guitar
Sing in front of 1,000 people
Form an immense Ceilidh Band
Travel
Visit Japan
Climb Fuji
Visit China
See the Northern Lights
Road trip across America
Cycle across Europe
Move to a country where I don’t speak the language and live there for 3+ months
Visit every continent
Learning New Skills
Learn to ride a motorbike
Acquire this motorbike
Become fluent in three languages (incl. English)
Learn to juggle five balls at once (for a minute, continuously)
Trying New Things
Perform a solo standup show
Bungee Jump
Skydive
Ventures
Open a cycling cafe
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