| Event | 2008 Goals | 2008 Results | 2007 Best |
| Half Marathon | Under 2 hours | 1:56:47 | First time in '08 |
| 10k | Under 50:00 | 49:47 | 53:24 |
| 5k | Under 22:30 | 22:07 | 24:55 |
| Swim (tri) | 2:00/100m | 2:03/100m | 2:09/100m |
| Bike (tri) | Avg 30km/h | Avg 32 km/h | Avg 28.5 km/h |
| Run (tri) | Under 5:00/km | 5:08/km | 5:24/km |
| Sprint | 1:25:00 | 1:23:57 | 1:32:58 |
| Olympic | Under 3 hours | 2:52:53 | First time in '08 |
I've been going back and looking over my 2008 season a little bit... results, training logs, nutrition journals, stuff like that. The table above is a summary of my '08 results.
Safe to say that 2008 was definitely the biggest step forward in my fitness so far... ironically enough, it also contained my biggest disappointment & moment of pain so far (both physical and mental). I specifically used the two words "so far" twice, and that is because of two reasons: 1) I plan on kicking more ass in 2009, so I know my fitness will continue to improve as I put in the work, and 2) As my goals and aspirations grow, there is no doubt that sometime down the road I will look back on 2008 and feel like the disappointment at that time was nothing compared to whatever I'm going through at that moment. I tend to be an optimist when it comes to triathlons, but let's face it -- you don't set a personal record every time you lace 'em up (or zip it up, or clip in). And of course, knowing and admiting that little fact will do nothing to dimish any such disappointment in the future. But at least I know it's out there. So, yeah, I've got that going for me.
Much like my overall season, my reaction to my '08 results (when they're all right there in one place) is a series of ups and downs. For example: Up = hitting my goals in the open runs... Down = missing it in the triathlon run.
Up = improving my best bike average by 3.5 km/h (same course, same distance)... Down = getting passed like a salt shaker during the run in that same race.
Up = making my Sprint overall goal... Down = feeling like I had something left in the tank at the end.
Up = making my Olympic overall goal... Down = knowing a faster time was there for the taking but missing out because of cramping during the run (which I believe was a result of wandering away from my nutrition plan and drinking too much, too soon on the run... idiot!).
Okay, that's enough of that. I definitely learned a lot about myself in 2008, and I look forward to learning even more in 2009 (and of course, lowering those times and increasing those speeds).
No comments:
Post a Comment