2010 Racing Review & the Year Ahead
In racing terms, 2010 has been my biggest year yet. I took on my first (and second) Olympic and half Ironman races and my first Ironman, as well as setting new PBs over 14km and half and full marathon distances. I also raced in my first ever open water swim earlier this year… 12 months ago, if someone had told me I’d be entering a swimming race, I’d have thought they were a bit mental.
All up, in the 51 weeks since my first triathlon, I’ve racked up:
- 5 × Sprint triathlon (6 if you count both goes around at the BRW)
- 2 × Olympic triathlon
- 2 × Half Ironman
- 1 × Ironman
- 2 × 14km
- 1 × Half marathon
- 1 × Marathon
- 1 × Open water swim
As well as pushing further than I’d have thought possible this year, I’ve also set new PBs over every distance I’ve raced - the 40-odd minutes I cut off my marathon time being the most satisfying. And when you add finishing IMWA well under the time I had set for myself into the mix, you’d have to chalk this year’s racing up as being a bit of a success.
For next year, I’m winding back the distances a little; so no Ironman racing for me. I’ll be concentrating on sprint and Olympic distance racing and probably chucking a couple of half Ironman events in there, just for fun. I’ll also be lining up for the usual suspects like the Gold Coast half marathon and City2Surf again.
Here’s hoping I can keep the results ticking over in 2011.
