New Years Resolutions...Part I

Started this particular entry a week ago, just got busy with other stuff.  Because my racing calender is from November to October, I usually start filling out the new training plan, and figuring out where I could do better.

I crunched the numbers from the training pages and came up with an almost startling revelation.  I ran more mileage than I biked by 8 miles.  The numbers are not the stuff that inspire, except for the swimming, and at just short of 100 miles for the season, I'm content with that.  As for publishing those numbers, I would, but they aren't in front of me right now.  I do know, that I'm 5 pounds heavier than last year and I find that almost depressing.

So what have I learned:

-The "more with less" strategy paid off in the long run.  The shorter, but more intense workouts actually had better results in terms of time for some of the sprint races, and even my placing.  This strategy will be used again this next year since I'm going to be deeply involved in a high dollar runway extension project and time will be at a premium.

-No matter how much I've tried to avoid injuries they are still going to happen.  I think weight might be part of it, but I plan for that.  What I can hang the hat on is this:  I was still 13 minutes faster at the 50K and ran less mileage and got the nutrition down this year.

-I'm buying a smaller camera for next race season.  My wife has the uber-Nikon, and I'm using the old Kodak, but I need something smaller that I can keep tucked away for race use.  Would really like to add more pictures next season.

-First race is the Turkey Trot.  Since I can't do the Winter Series this year, I'm just planning on doing the 5K and then spending the time with the family.  My daughter isn't running it this year, mainly since she hasn't been running and is busy with two dance classes and swim team.  I did tell her that she could do one or two of the kid's triathlons that they hold every summer if she wanted too.  She balked at first, until she saw that a friend of hers had done one this past summer.

-Carrying the weight that I have through the summer wasn't very good for racing in general.  Granted, I was a desk jockey for the majority of the race season, and getting out of my Fortress of Managment was a pretty difficult task at times.  Now that I am in my current position, at least for the next 2 years, (though probably permanently,) I have free reign to get out of the office and not be chained down.

Otherwise, I'm haven't learned much.

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