My
training program officially starts January 3rd, 2014 and my goal is
to be in relative shape to start it and most importantly be/stay healthy
throughout my training. In light of my recent injuries I am becoming
increasingly nervous that I won’t be healthy when the time comes to start my
program. There is time to push my start date, but I really don't feel like waiting. The local Triathlon Academy also puts on an indoor Aquathon throughout
the winter months with a race in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, and finals in Apr. It is a
360m swim followed by a 2km track run. I would very much like to do all of
these races and feel that I can with the exception of the December race as I’m
not sure how, if at all, I’ll be running. Enough of that though, lets talk about GWN and
what I have planned for myself there.
I have set a
very lofty goal for this race (GWN), but if I can stay healthy I do feel it is achievable.
So far I have completed two Half Ironmans, both around 6:30hrs. My goal for
this race will be 5hrs. I am not exactly sure how I will get there, but it
would have to look something like this. Swim: Under 35mins (PB: 37min). Bike:
2:35-2:40 (Race PB: 3:10hr, a massive improvement I know, but after seeing
what my Ironman training did for me, I feel I can do it), Run: 1:35-1:40 (PB: 1:54),
and Transitions: Under 10min for both. I believe that I have these times in my body, it is just a matter of setting myself up so I can be in good enough health to work towards them.
GWN also happens to be a qualifying race for Ironman Canada (IMC). A couple spots are allocated to the top finishers in their age group and they are awarded entry into IMC if they want. This is not my primary goal, but I would not turn down the opportunity provided my body felt good. The only downside is IMC has traditionally been at the end of August, which would allow significant time to recover and get more training in. In 2014 it is slotted for the end of July, only three weeks after GWN, which doesn't leave much time for recovery before you are right back it. All that being said, I am a very far from having to worry about that and need to focus at the goals on hand, mainly getting healthy and training smart when I become healthy.
I think this will be all for now. The next update likely won't be for a while as training doesn't start for some time, but I'll keep in updates flowing through this means.
I have had some recent inspiration from NBC's 1hr broadcast of the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Here is the link for the video on Youtube. I absolutely love these things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6HkwsfTtU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6HkwsfTtU0
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