It’s hard to believe that a month has already passed since Ironman Lake Placid. I’m sure for those people signed up for next year they are probably thinking, “Only 11 months until Ironman!”.
For the past year this blog has been where I posted all my training and thoughts on training for and completing my first Ironman. So, now what? Ironman is over. What is the goal for next year? Last year was the 10 mile Kingdom swim, this year was Ironman Lake Placid. What is the big event for next year?
I don’t have answer for that yet. There are a few possiblities in swimming, Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, or perhaps the Bermuda Round the Sound. As far as triathlon I plan on doing a half-ironman next year, most likely Patriot. Who knows, maybe I will do two half-ironman events next year. I’m sure a spring and fall half-marathon will be on the schedule.
Goals for next year are probably pretty obvious, get faster in all three triathlon events. Part of that will be getting on a better diet plan. I need to lower my body fat, but I also need to increase my muscle mass. Training for Ironman didn’t give me the luxury of time to hit the weight room and my strength has suffered because of it. I’ve already started to rectify that situation by getting to the gym on Mondays.
So for now, this blog will contain my ramblings on my triathlon training for next year along with race reports. I will also post occasionally on the gear I use.