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With Donna over, my 2017 race season has officially started. \u00a0I have at least one race each month through November. \u00a0I guess December and January are my “off-season.” \u00a0We’ll use that as the excuse for the weight I gained over the holidays.<\/p>\n

I’m still trying to figure out my focus for the year. \u00a0My first triathlon of the year isn’t until May, but I’ve been swimming, biking, and running through the non-triathlon season because a) I don’t want to lose fitness and b) I’ve discovered that I hate running four or more days a week. \u00a0I’ve really been focusing on increasing my bike fitness while simply maintaining on my swim and my run.<\/p>\n

But as you might expect, the added bike focus has also led to some improvements in my run. \u00a0For both Space Coast and Donna, I didn’t feel incredibly well trained. \u00a0I was running about twice a week, one run in around 4-5 miles and the other a long run, increasing up to 11 or 12 miles. \u00a0The point of the training was really just to get me through the race comfortably, because I was just running for fun, not to try to set a new PR.<\/p>\n

And yet, both races went really well. \u00a0My half marathon PR is 2:48:33, set at Shamrock in 2012. \u00a0 At Space Coast and Donna, I ran a 2:55:14 and a 2:56:56. \u00a0Anyone who has worked to cut time from their races can look at those times and say “Yeah, that’s really far off of your PR.” \u00a0And in many ways, that’s true. \u00a0But in 2012, I was run focused. \u00a0Shamrock, which was in March, was my 4th half of the year. \u00a0I was running\u00a0a lot<\/em>. \u00a0I was also pushing for a PR. \u00a0At Donna, I stopped for a bathroom break, chatted with some friends, and did a shot of Fireball. \u00a0Clearly not a PR race.<\/p>\n

I guess what I’m saying is that I’m really pleased with these race times. \u00a0I’m doing something right in my training.<\/p>\n

But triathlon season is looming, so I’m going to have to start putting even more focus on my biking and swimming. \u00a0This year, I’m stepping back on the distance and focusing only on the Olympic\/International distance. \u00a0I loved my 70.3 last year, but I felt like all I ever did was train. \u00a0This year, I want to have more time to volunteer at races and cheer on friends and strangers. \u00a0I also would like to get more sleep. \u00a0And you know, maybe have some non-training fun in there too.<\/p>\n

At some point, I’ll probably push to improve my half marathon PR. \u00a0Just not this year. \u00a0This year is for fun. \u00a0And maybe a triathlon PR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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