Iron Pol

 
 

It seems only fair to review the 2008 goals and accomplishments before moving on to 2009.  Besides, it's the "in" thing to do.  So here we are, the 2008 facts and figures.

Training Statistics:

Swim - 144,660 yards (just over 89 miles).  This was short of my goal of matching my 2007 swim yardage.  In retrospect, that was probably unrealistic as 2007 was my debut Ironman year.

Bike - 700 miles (including 130 "estimated" miles on trainer using 15 miles/hour).  Way short of my similarly unrealistic mileage goal of 1500 miles.

Run - 1035 miles (my first time breaking 1000 miles in a year).  The one distance success for the year, well beyond my 750 miles from last year.

Major Accomplishments:

Trinity Triathlon Sprint PR (this is the same race where I completed my first ever triathlon, breaking my bike chain and running about seven miles of the bike course, finishing dead last).

Marathon PR of 3:41:38 (set at the Green Bay Marathon).

Half-IM PR of 5:27:55 (set at the Spirit of Racine Triathlon).

Completed 40 and 50 mile ultramarathons.  The 40-miler was an official marathon completed after running the half-marathon course in reverse to get to the start.  The 50-miler was the Fall 50 Endurance Race, complete in 8:58:00.

Looking Forward:

In 2009, I will try to double swim and bike volume.  My run goal is to again break 1000 miles.  On the race front, I will run one marathon with no time goal whatsoever.  I will complete another as a "double" for 52.4 miles.  I will race the High Cliff half-IM and attempt to break my PR at the race, though I don't believe I will pursue my overall half-IM PR.  It's a tough course.

I will also continue to give back by coaching the youth tri club.  I should have three returning members and hope to add several more to that.  I also plan on being in Madison to volunteer for IMWI 2009, and hope to have both the funds and approval to sign up for the 2010 race.

That's the "short and sweet" vision for the coming year.  I appreciate everyone who has checked in during the past year.  Train safe, race hard, and have a great 2009!

 


Comments

Cliff

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:37:31

Hi Iron Pol,

That's a great summary. When you say running a marathon with no time goal, are you referring to run as hard as u can without a time in mind? Or just run (easy?) w/ no time and go by feel? :)

Have a great 2009. Way to give back to the kids.

 

Brent Buckner

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:44:18

Good that your youth tri club has returning veterans and fresh blood... great that you're finding it worthwhile!

 

Dave M

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:58:38

Alright, Iron Pol. Sounds like a good year to me, with the break into ultras. I'm still figuring out what I want to do this year, starting small for now. Good luck in '09!

 

tridaddy

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:39:59

Very interesting. Did you ride after the Spirit of Racine? My training totals are vastly different (considering of course I wasn't training for an ultra). I do consider my running in January (2008) and October - December marathon volume, however.

My stats are:
65,150yds swimming
1,725mi cycling
487mi running

Though I've never been close to 1,000mi I really ratcheted down my running during the spring and summer while training for triathlon. While I PR'd my Half IM, I suffered on the run, but recognized PR's on the run on all my shorter races. I had huge PR's on all my bike portions, though. I'm still re-assessing my training volume for 2009 and I'm considering a bit more running, I think. Your stats carry a lot of weight with me! Thanks for posting them!

 



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