2009 Highlights and 2010 Goals

Shamelessly stolen from the Tri-DRS list

1. What one word describes your 2009 season? Does it match what you said last December in anticipation of this year?

Evolution. This was the year that I finally started to feel like a triathlete. My first couple years of tri, I was never quite sure if I was a runner that biked or a cyclist that ran. But this year, even tho I still struggle with the swim, it became clear to me that I do it all as one sport. This time last year, I expected an evolution, but not this exact one.



2. What one word comes to mind when you think about your 2010 season?

Crazy!! WTF do I think I'm doing in a 70.3? And this work-schedule-dictated planning that will probably entail most of my tris being out-of-town. But it's still not as crazy as some of what's been bantered about for 2011. Guess we'll have to get to that when it comes.



3. What was your greatest thrill or joy this year from training or racing?

Ah, from training or racing. Gotta keep us on topic. I'm not sure how to keep this one different from #5 but I'll see if I can frame it. Going back to White Lake and fighting some tricky conditions to survive an Olympic swim where I couldn't get through a sprint just a few months before.



4. What was your biggest disappointment this year from training or racing?

One very bad day in May... for which I found redemption in September.



5. What was your favorite race in 2009?

The race, the whole race, and only the race? Shamrock Half-Marathon. Wasn't sure 7 days out if I'd be able to toe the line, raced an 8k the day before, and ended up JFR-ing my way to my halfathon PR. This race weekend is the one item Sharpie'd on my 2011 calendar... the distance, however, is in pencil. ;)


My favorite 90 minutes of a race? Club Wars International at White Lake... from the time I made it around the second turn buoy on the swim, until T2.


My favorite race, as in the entire race event? Beach 2 Battleship, on and off the course. A solid bike leg for my relay team, where I had never felt as good on the bike as I did the first 75 miles... and an all-around fun weekend and the most awesome Tri-Dead encounter. :)



6. What is your race schedule for 2010?

Moving right along and staying on topic...

Feb: Gasparilla weekend... 15k Sat and marathon relay Sun
Mar: Azalea sprint tri
Apr: Go St Louis half-marathon
June: Philly Tri (oly)
Aug: Hammerhead Oly?
Sep: Wrightsville Beach sprint
Nov: Beach 2 Battleship Half


That's just what is committed, or practically committed. Coach Kristen will help me fill in the gaps, I'm sure.



7. What are you goals for 2010?

(1) Knock off my soft 15K PR... and see if I can get some conditioning to go with this free speed, so I can take some real time out of my halfathon PR.

(2) Be strong for 70.3 miles in November. Get a realistic picture of what other insanity I may be up for after that. (see the end of #5A)

(3) Have fun!


That's all I know right now...