I've only approached an audax year once. There was a year planner on the wall, lots of rides entered and paid for. It was a great plan, it was my SR and my biggest ever riding year, planned out to perfection, with the love of my life right behind/beside me. It was gonna be so great.
On January 25th of that year a 19 year old girl in a Nova t-boned me, killed my fixie, my mojo, and my face, all at once. Great muti-tasking that woman. Respect.
I don't make riding plans any more.
I've achieved 2x100km calendar events this year, thanks to mcshroom and SlowCoach of this parish. I won't be planning anything else.
I really enjoy watching other people achieving their riding goals, and other people's riding reports are the thing that makes me smile more than anything else. I don't plan for me though