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\"ironman-20160925-0045\"<\/a>For the first time in a long time, I’ve hit November and don’t have a big race planned. \u00a0Don’t get me wrong, I have a few races already scheduled (Donna, Rev 3 Williamsburg Oly) and a few more that I’m hoping to get into (Cherry Blossom, Army Ten Miler), but I don’t have a goal race yet.<\/p>\n

I’m up in the air about doing a 70.3 this year, and a big part of that is scheduling. \u00a0I want to pick a good race, but I also want to make sure that it fits in with the other things I already have scheduled (family trip, and a friend’s wedding, date TBD). \u00a0I can race anytime, but big events and trips definitely come first.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed the training this year. \u00a0It was hard, but I liked it. \u00a0It wasn’t like marathon training where I just felt like I was running all. the. time. \u00a0It did take up a lot of time, but it wasn’t time I dreaded. \u00a0I just wished I had more time for the other things I wanted to do.<\/p>\n

Now that I know what I’m doing with a 70.3 and how my body will react, I can really set goals. \u00a0I can really work on improvement. \u00a0Before this year, I think my longest bike ride was about 50 miles, and it was a day long adventure with a lot of breaks. \u00a0This year, I topped that many, many times. \u00a0Suddenly, a 40 mile ride was a stepback week. \u00a0So mentally, I think the next season will be easier.<\/p>\n

But having a rebuilding year wouldn’t be so bad either. \u00a0Step back, really work on short distances, focus on dropping some weight and improving my speed.<\/p>\n

So it’s something I’ll have to debate over the next few months. \u00a0A big part of it is just going to be scheduling. \u00a0I’m not just going to do any race – I want it to be the right race with the right timing. \u00a0I have some ideas. \u00a0We’ll just see where I land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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