2 weeks seems long enough to put the season into perspective. So, on the eve of the new training season beginning, I'm going to outline my thoughts on how the previous year went, and how I hope the next one will go.
It's amazing to thing that, a shade over a year ago, we were struggling across the Greenway with bikes made out of brick, barely swimming, and not running at all. Safe to say that our progress has been superb. Of course, that's due to the sheer amount of training we got through. It wasn't particularly scientific (apart from the periodisation, I guess) and it certainly wasn't technically the best, but I guess it was suited to a bunch of well-meaning novices.
Personally, I'm pretty pleased with my efforts in sticking to the training plan I'd created. It was spoilt a little bit in the summer by cricket taking over my Saturdays (for the last time...) and there was, of course, the odd little lapse, due to the weather or being under the weather, but I think I did pretty well. Documenting my training via MapMyTri helped with this, as did having strict weekly hours.
As far as the individual disciplines went, I think my running training went the best. Possibly not surprising, as running doesn't require much planning or forethought, and isn't a particularly technical activity. It also helps that it can be done in the freezing cold. ^_^
Swimming, not so much. However, I hadn't prioritised swimming highly, what with it only taking up 10-15 minutes of the race. That's definitely something to build on in the coming year.
Coming next - Part 2 - the race!
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