That Was a Short Off Season

So after the Toughman this year I felt I had set, and reached, some pretty lofty goals for myself. I finished in the top 5 of my AG for all three of my sprints. I had clocked a sub :40 10k. And of course had an amazing first 70.3 experience.

I'm at that magical moment right now where the next year's season really starts to come together conceptually and I'm setting some even steeper goals for myself. Rather than dance around the issue, here they are.

1. Finish the LI Marathon with a sub 3:00 time, thusly qualifying for Boston even if they lower the qualifications.
2. Finish with a sub 5:00 70.3 at Mooseman in June.
3. Complete the 'Little Red Lighthouse' 5.85mile swim in September.
4. Finish with a sub 4:45 70.3 at Toughman in September.
5. Run both the NY Marathon and the Philly Marathon in the fall.

I know this is nuts but as of this moment I am in the best shape of my life, I have no injuries, and I am feel incredible motivated to accomplish these things. I have already begun a 25-week training program for the LI Marathon that will bring me up to 70+ mile weeks in March. Use this base to break into cross training to build up to Mooseman. Relax a bit then kick into speed work in the summer. I'm doing Providence 70.3 to gauge my late-summer fitness then attack the Toughman in the fall. NY and Philly Marathons will be my dessert for a year of intense training and racing.

I can't wait. Did 5 miles of speed work tonight and feeling good....