2011 Goals

So I haven't said much lately...still not great at this blog stuff. Anyway I figured I would list my goals for 2011. No better way to go after you goals than to write them down for everyone to see.

I'm two weeks into training full time for triathlon. I'm focusing a little extra on the run right now since I have a marathon in April before I start racing triathlons again. I think this will pay off though because my run is actually what struggled last season. I was under trained which left me with wiped out legs at the end of all three of my triathlon races. However, I noticed during my marathon training last year that my run times improved greatly. I analysed my training from the past year and found that my longest week was a 5 hour training week. This is good if you are just a weekend warrior but for me and my goals that just simply wouldn't work. So I sat down and wrote a new training plan. I experimented with it during Christmas vacation to see how my body would take to it. The first week of January was when I officially started. In my first week I put in 10 hours and almost as much distance as I had done in a single month last year. What does this mean you wonder? Well last season I had some good finishes. I placed in my age group in my first triathlon and won my age group in two of my road races. That was on minimal training. I fully expect with the new plan I will be seeing myself competing for over all places and wins by the end of the year.

The Goals
Long term:
My longterm goal is to get my pro card in triathlon. If that happens this year that will be great but it doesn't have to.

Short term goals:
-place over all in a sprint triathlon
-place over all in an olympic triathlon
-qualify for the age group Regional Championship in Olympic distance
-qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship
-qualify for the Boston Marathon
-break 19 minutes in a 5k
-break 1:30 in a half marathon

So there you have it. Pretty lofty goals honestly but I see no reason why I can't do it. I have 3 races on my schedule that are qualifiers for my pro card. I have one chance to qualify for the Age Group Championship and two chances to qualify for the 70.3 World Championship.

With that said, please send your encouragement and feel free to ask questions if you are interested in starting in triathlon or running. I love to help others even if it is just recreational. Until next time :)

See it. Believe it. Do it.