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Date: 04 January 2005 21:15:44
with the guidance of my trusty book i've now plotted a course for the voyage of 2005, setting down my goals, lining up and prioritising my races for the year.
my first high priority or 'A' race is stratford triathlon that i really enjoy and will relish the challenge of getting faster and further up the rankings. unfortunately stratford marathon is only a fortnight before which i'd quite like to do but i think i'll have to be sensible and do the half. this makes it feasbiel to clump the half & the tri together in a 3week A race grouping.
it may be possible for me to fit another marathon in later in the year as my second A race is the amusingly named cow-man which is a middle distance triathlon (a.k.a. half ironman but not called that as ironman is a brand name). races between the two are vague at the moment but i'm sure will firm up in time.
working back from the stratford A race cluster in accordance with 'the book' i have a 2 week peaking period, 2 3 week 'build' periods and 2 4 week 'base' periods... making this week a preparation week to get me back into it after a rather large off period!
yesterday i quite enjoyed an low exertion 3/4hr swim with a few stroke drills. today i was meant to be on 3/4hour each of low exertion bike & run, in fact i did a rather more exerting spin class at the gym and couldnt get my heart rate back down on the treadmill afterwards. the spin realistically was a little under 30mins and it was as much as i could do to stay on the treadmill for 30mins as i was walking alot just to keep my hear rate down.
so it looks like a long journey at the moment but hopefully it won't be too painful and the results will come.
tomorrow holds a meeting about coventry half marathon which the council are organising next year, and 90mins in the pool. luckily i'm on holiday still, i'll have to get more disciplined in the following weeks to fit it all in. and everything could be completely screwed up depending on progress on the job front (watch this space).
not sure how great i am at updating this but it would be nice to note my plans for each week and then assess them at the opposite end.