Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! I am thrilled to report that I'm more healthy than not....no broken bones, a left hamstring that I think is doing OK, and a mostly healed plantar fascia tear. In other words I've got a lot of hope about what 2020 will bring in terms of athletic success.
In case you are interested, here are my previous new year updates:
- 2018 (written late 2017)
- 2019
Along with the injuries, here is how 2019 turned out:
- Swimming: 85084 yards (48 miles)
- Bike: 2088 miles
- Running: 833 miles
Total hours working out: 291.6 hours.
These are not bad totals especially when considering the injuries. It is about 75% of the 2018 totals. There were not 50+ or all-time PRs this year. I hope for a strong 2020 relative to 2019! Let's do this!
Here's what I've got planned:
- April 2020: Martian Half-marathon, hoping for a good time that will get me a guaranteed spot in the NYC Marathon in 2021
- Late-April: Tri training full on starts
- June, July, August: Maybe do a dinosaur tri or two
- Late August: Traverse City 70.3
- Early October: Memphis 70.3
- Late November: Ironman Cozumel.
Without a doubt that is my most ambitious season ever, yet I'm feeling it is well-balanced without a full marathon and with lots of cross training.
I will soon post my process, performance and outcomes goals for 2020. I've not done this before but am going to give it a whirl!
