2010 Totals

I knew this slipped by but I will make sure it gets mentioned at some point. I hit all my training goals for the year

Bike:	164h 27m 33s - 3138.44 Mi
Run:	129h 12m 02s - 956.69 Mi
Swim:	72h 20m 05s - 206685.9 Yd

My goals for the year were 3000, 750 and 200k.

This wasn't my biggest year for swimming. But considering the longest race I did was 1.2 miles, I didn't have the need for the same volume. In 2008, I did about 25% more distance.

My cycling was on par with previous years. Obviously, Ironman years are higher but not that much. I did about 250 miles more than last year.

Running was far and away a new high. I ran about 200 more miles than previous years. I think that is a substantial jump. Most of it can be accredited to staying healthy and my run focus to end the year.

The best part is that in both cycling and running, my average speed is faster than the previous year. This year I plan to train a bit differently, focusing a bit more on volume than distance. I am doing this more in response to the job than choice. However, I am very eager to see the results.

End of Year Totals

2009 Totals

Bike:	151h 00m 44s - 2839.14 Mi
Run:	110h 49m 16s - 790 Mi
Swim:	39h 47m 50s - 122528 Yd

I was only 1 for 3 in hitting my goals for the year. My bike goal was 3000 miles. I hit 95% so I think that is close enough. I surpassed my running goal of 750. And well, swimming was about 50% of my goal. Not too bad given that I took 5 months off.

All in all it was an ok year. Given the overtraining debacle, I am surprised that I even came close to hitting any of my targets. I still think the goals I set were on par with what a solid year should look like at the distances I race. 2008 was higher because I spent more time on the volume. This year, I focused on the intensity.

In a factoid that only I find interesting:

Running 2008 pace: 8:46 2009 pace: 8:26
Cycling 2008 pace: 18.2 2009 pace: 18.8 mph