2014 is pretty much “in the books” and while there were lots of great things that happened, I did not make the progress that I wanted towards completion of my first Ironman Triathlon.
In fact, I haven’t run for weeks now which is not a good sign. OK, I’ve done some aggressive yardwork that might be considered “cross training” but nothing that helped that much in the Ironman department.
2015 will be different.
For one thing, my financial situation will be changing. I have a number of different “opportunities” or changes of direction which should make it easier financially and consequently easier to find time to train for an Ironman. If 2014 taught me anything it is that I need to rearrange my business life!
I’ve also signed up for the Boston Buildup Series which is a series of races which go from 10K to 25K over the course of a couple months in increments of 5K per race. I’ve done them in the past and while some of the winter races are VERY COLD, I’ve found that having a race on my schedule makes me much more likely to do the runs to support them.
2015 Training Plan (so far):
Sunday Long Runs…
This page will be updated as the plan comes together…
Dec. 21 – local long run – 4 mile loop (or 5K race?)
Dec. 28 local long run – 6 mile loop
Jan. 4th Boston Buildup Series – 10K, Norwalk, CT
Jan. 11th
Jan. 18th Boston Buildup Series – 15K, Ridgefield, CT
Jan. 25th
Feb. 1st
Feb. 8th Boston Buildup Series – 20K, Fairfield, CT
Feb. 15th
Feb. 22nd
Mar. 1 Boston Buildup Series – 25K, Norwalk, CT
Mar. 8th
Mar. 15th
Mar. 22nd
Mar. 29th Danbury Half Marathon (13.1 miles), Danbury, CT
Apr. 5th
Apr. 12th
Apr. 19th
Apr. 26th
May 3rd, Redding Half Marathon, Redding, CT
May 10th,
May 17th,
May 24th,
May 31st
Jun 7th,
Jun 14th
Jun 21st
Jun 28th,
Jul 5th,
Jul 12th,
Jul 19th,
Jul 26th,
Aug 2nd
Aug 9th,
Aug 16th,
Aug 23rd,
Aug 30th,
Sep 6th,
Sep 13th
Sep 20th
Sep 27th
Oct 4th
Oct 11th
Oct 18th
Oct 25th
Nov 1st
Nov 8th
Nov 15th
Nov 22nd
Nov 29th
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
I also found this 6 month training schedule for my first Ironman race and my plan is to sign up for a race this year, complete at least one (maybe two) marathons this year and prepare for the BIG race in 2016.
Wish me luck !
What do you have planned for 2015 athletically (or otherwise)?
I would love to hear what you have planned as well as any ideas you might have that could “kick me in the butt” a little bit. I’m happy to hold you accountable to your goals as well… just leave them in the comments below !