Quick Check-in

I've still been on down time, though I did get a swim in yesterday and a decent bike ride last weekend. I rode in to work today and felt a little strain the the hamstrings, which tells me I'm losing some fitness.

I've set three goals for the rest of the season which will at least keep me set up for next season. At least one more Olympic distance tri, a hundred mile bike and the Portland Marathon. I've just barely got enough time for the marathon and it won't be a PR, but I want to keep a base of fitness for next season.

I'm considering next season as another build season, with the final race being a half-ironman and then the season after that an ironman somewhere overseas, like the UK or France. I need the race to be no earlier than July since I'm not suited for cold-weather training, and I figure I need at least three good months outside on the bike.

Looking back on this season, I think one mistake I made was starting training a full year before the race. I should have done some light training before the actual training and then set a six month training plan. This would really get me starting training in June so prior months I would just have a more informal approach. We'll see, I'm not even through this season yet.