Ready For Final Race Of 2012

  

While I may not done as many races as I would have liked to have done for this season, I am happy with the results thus far. I am feeling very good going into tomorrow's race, Skylands Triathlon, in Clinton, NJ. Training continues to go well even with the craziness of the start of another semester at Susquehanna University. With the start of the school year and coaching, I have to take advantage of the time I have in the morning to train and focus on the quality. Following tomorrow's race, I will begin to focus on the 2013 season and determine if it is push for Kona or the 70.3 World Championships. Either way, I know I will need to increase the volume of training especially in the run and swim.

This past week was a very solid week of training. I was able to get the number of workouts I was scheduled and was a bit on the low side of goals. I  have been real happy with my run training the past weeks. I may not have high mileage but my pace per mile has been getting quicker even on easy runs. The swim continues to be a work in progress but I feel it getting quicker slowly.

New Training Totals

Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 154 miles/ 7.12 hours/ 21.6 mph
Run - 4 runs/ 22 miles/ 2.61 hours/ 7:07 per mile
Swim - 4 swims/ 3.5 miles/ 1.77 hours
Total - 13 workouts/ 179.5 miles/ 11.50 hours

2012 Totals
Bike - 194 rides/ 6159 miles/ 288.97 hours/ 21.3 mph
Run - 125 runs/ 779.25 miles/ 93.98 hours/ 714 per mile
Swim - 81 swims/ 69.5 miles/ 34.30 hours
Total - 400 workouts/ 7007.75 miles/ 417.25 hours

Goals For This Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 150-175 miles
Run - 4 runs/ 20-25 miles
Swim - 4 swims/ 2.5-3 miles

Race report tomorrow when I get home. Tomorrow's race is a .5 mile swim/ 14 mile bike/ 3.1 mile run - a nice way to start a day!

2013 is going to be BIG!  Kona? 70.3 WC's? Seems so far away but never to soon to start planning.