Below is the table of my 2011 goals and my actual results. The goals I completed are in green, no color indicates I missed the goal.
Getting that T1 time under 1:50 is tough, I struggle to get my wetsuit off fast enough. I need to practice stripping my wetsuit and getting on my bike faster. I have gotten much faster in T2. Into T2 I have been performing flying dismounts and I am able to quickly get in to my running shoes. Finishing goals are tough, because some of it will depend on the race and competition, so I am very happy to accomplish these goals. The cyclecross was pure hell.
Two of the goals I "missed", biking 10+ miles at 24+MPH and a 10K <45min have been around for awhile. Since my stress fracture in 2009, I have not put in the run time/intensity and I have not done an open 10K. The 10k goal is back in 2012, and will be a goal forever, or until I complete it, whichever comes first. My closest time is in 2008, when I went 46:36, so I think going sub-45 is a possibility, I just have to put the running time/intensity in to get there. The closest I have come to my bike goal was in 2008 was 23.5MPH at T'N'T, in 2011 I posted a 23.1MPH at a T'N'T, so I am not that far away. I adjusted this goal down slightly, much like running, I think I am capable, I just need to get the time/intensity in when training.
Below are my 2012 goals, very similar to 2011. I try to set goals that challenge me, but are doable based on the amount of racing and training that I will be doing. The new goal is for an Olympic Distance race under 2.5hrs. I will not count the Twin Cities Triathlon towards this goal since the swim is so ridiculously fast. I have knocked the 24MPH goal down to 23.5MPH for 2012. See if I can pull that off.
I typically try to put reasons for my goals. I read somewhere that having goals without reasons, is pointless. I agree with this. The reasons for my goals have typically been very global and much the same from year-to-year. I love racing, because I like to push myself, the feeling of accomplishment, the rush from racing, the way that racing allows you to quantify your performance like nothing else in life, and waking up to watch the sunset and start a race is always an amazing feeling.
Getting that T1 time under 1:50 is tough, I struggle to get my wetsuit off fast enough. I need to practice stripping my wetsuit and getting on my bike faster. I have gotten much faster in T2. Into T2 I have been performing flying dismounts and I am able to quickly get in to my running shoes. Finishing goals are tough, because some of it will depend on the race and competition, so I am very happy to accomplish these goals. The cyclecross was pure hell.
Two of the goals I "missed", biking 10+ miles at 24+MPH and a 10K <45min have been around for awhile. Since my stress fracture in 2009, I have not put in the run time/intensity and I have not done an open 10K. The 10k goal is back in 2012, and will be a goal forever, or until I complete it, whichever comes first. My closest time is in 2008, when I went 46:36, so I think going sub-45 is a possibility, I just have to put the running time/intensity in to get there. The closest I have come to my bike goal was in 2008 was 23.5MPH at T'N'T, in 2011 I posted a 23.1MPH at a T'N'T, so I am not that far away. I adjusted this goal down slightly, much like running, I think I am capable, I just need to get the time/intensity in when training.
Below are my 2012 goals, very similar to 2011. I try to set goals that challenge me, but are doable based on the amount of racing and training that I will be doing. The new goal is for an Olympic Distance race under 2.5hrs. I will not count the Twin Cities Triathlon towards this goal since the swim is so ridiculously fast. I have knocked the 24MPH goal down to 23.5MPH for 2012. See if I can pull that off.
I typically try to put reasons for my goals. I read somewhere that having goals without reasons, is pointless. I agree with this. The reasons for my goals have typically been very global and much the same from year-to-year. I love racing, because I like to push myself, the feeling of accomplishment, the rush from racing, the way that racing allows you to quantify your performance like nothing else in life, and waking up to watch the sunset and start a race is always an amazing feeling.
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