Well, I can safely say that I am happy with my 2011 season - I ran 3 half marathons, my first ever in March this year, and competed in my first Olympic distance triathlon. The rest of the season was peppered with other various races ranging from 5ks to sprint triathlons. The only fly in the ointment is that I am sitting here typing this blog post in rehab.
Injury....The bain of any athletes life has crept up on me (see previous blog) and I now have the arduous task of getting back to full fitness. I can happily say that I am running again although this is very easy runs, no speedwork pour moi until the new year.
I order to make myself feel better and to provide me with some much needed motivation to get off the sofa, I have begun planning my 2012 Race calendar. I am so incredibly precious about this, it is my own holy grail, and a lot of time and effort goes into both seeking out races.....and the accompanying hard slog to be able to actually compete.
2012 will definitely be the year of endurance events for me as I plan to run my first full marathon, Ironman 70.3 and Ultramarathon. Needless to say I will need to ensure that I do plenty of cross training. Rest will also play a big part as I tend to be a little overly competitive with myself and end up neglecting this.....hence my current injury status!
When planning my season I divide it into races of 3 categories; A,B and C.
The A races are those events where I will direct my training efforts, they are my main goals for the season and whereby my training will be tailored to gradually progress towards these. A races should be scheduled at least 10 weeks apart.
B races are treated as training events whereby I would still like a good performance e.g. a 10k PB. They are warm up events to the big performance and can be treated as time trials or events that will ultimately help contribute to the A race performance.
C races are just races or events I enjoy doing but are not specifically goal or performance related. I find that the odd local C race on the spur of the moment helps keep me on my toes and provides a little motivation when there is a slight lull in the race season.
So, without further ado....Here is my draft 2012 season:
A Races
22 April: Virgin London Marathon
3 June: Iron Man 70.3 Switzerland
13 October: Norfolk Coastal Ultramarathon (62 miles)
When planning my season I divide it into races of 3 categories; A,B and C.
The A races are those events where I will direct my training efforts, they are my main goals for the season and whereby my training will be tailored to gradually progress towards these. A races should be scheduled at least 10 weeks apart.
B races are treated as training events whereby I would still like a good performance e.g. a 10k PB. They are warm up events to the big performance and can be treated as time trials or events that will ultimately help contribute to the A race performance.
C races are just races or events I enjoy doing but are not specifically goal or performance related. I find that the odd local C race on the spur of the moment helps keep me on my toes and provides a little motivation when there is a slight lull in the race season.
So, without further ado....Here is my draft 2012 season:
A Races
22 April: Virgin London Marathon
3 June: Iron Man 70.3 Switzerland
13 October: Norfolk Coastal Ultramarathon (62 miles)
B Races
19 February: Stradsett Park Winter Duathlon
4 March: Paris Half Marathon
1 July: Norwich Sprint Triathlon
7 July: Vallee De Joux Sprint Triathlon
22 July: Geneva Sprint Triathlon
2 September: North Norfolk Olympic Triathlon
28 October: Lausanne Half Marathon
C Races
18 March: Tour De Presinge 10k
1 April: Course des Ponts
27 May: Cyclotour du Leman (120k bike)
I hope this post has given you some inspiration....What are your goals for 2012?
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