2010 has been a great year for me, after few years of various injuries, I have been able to get back on tracks, and run the Bristol Half Marathon under 1h50 and swim the OneMileSwim around 26min.
For 2011 I am planning to entry few more events than last year and get a little bit more in the Triathlon. My favourite are still running and swimming, and I will see I can introduce more cycling in my training plan.
March 27th - Ocean Drive 10 miles - Philadelphia
I will be in Philadelphia for 10 days to do some work for Mo Running (one of my projects) and catchup with my cousin Paul, a talented Marathon runner. As he is planning to do the Ocean Drive Marathon, I was thinking it would be good to do a part of the run with him, if I can keep up with his pace (the guy is crazy fast).
Goal : I am targeting below 7min/mile to help him to stay in a negative split.
May 07th - The Tri Nation Triathlon - 400m-20k - 05k - Dorney Lake
This one will be a great test for me. Last year I have been filming this event, and I found it really inspiring for someone who want to give a try into Tri without pressure.
The location is amazing. Dorney Lake is the future Olympic site for the rowing competitions, and everything is spottless. Beside, my friend Dave, who organise it, knows how to create a friendly event (check the video I made for him).
I am planning to do it with 2 of my friends who are beginners as well and create a "Super Dupond" Team, to proudly represent our nation. :)
Goals :
1 / run the Triathlon with a single speed bike
2 / having fun with my mates
3 / check my transitions
June 03 - The Long Course Week End | Swim 3.8km + Half or Full marathon - Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Since I tried Open Water swimming, I was looking for a longer swim in the sea. This event is a preparation week end for the Ironman Wales that occurs in September, and for all the future Ironman, it's a chance to make a run-test on 3 days.
I am not entering the bike leg, that seems a little bit long to me, 112 miles with a single speed is a no go!, but still I am really looking forward to do the 3.8km swim, the location is fantastic.
Regarding the running, I would like to go for the Marathon, but it will depends a lot of how I manage my training during the next few months, and I am able to stay injuriy free. I think that if I go for the Marathon, I should target something around 4hr, otherwise the Half is still a great thing to do. I will decide later on.
I love the idea to be able to do 2/3 of an Ironman.
Goals :
1/ make a first PB on the swim (will update some figures later)
2/ Half < 1h45mn or Full in 4h
July 03th - Bristol Triathlon Festival 750m-20k-5k (1500m-40k-10k)
I love Bristol, and the Bristol Triathlon is a great opportunity to take a swim in the harbourside. For this one, I will target a good performance. I need a first PB.
Goal : set a PB on the Sprint OLY distance.
Sept 04th - OSS Burgh Island swim (south Devon)
Sept 03th - Dart 10K swim (south Devon)
OSS people seems sometimes a bit crazy, but I love the idea of discovering a beautiful location through a sport challenge. Here, there's is not timer. It's all about doing it.
Update : This is definitly my biggest challenge of the year. :)
Sept 11th - Bristol Half Marathon | To be confirmed
I guess that it would be good to run it again this year and try to target 1h40/1h45. I will make my decision later on this year.
Sept 24th - One Mile Swim Roadford Lake | To be confirmed
Last year was great. After, I think I would redo it only if I find some friends to come with me. 4h of car for a 25min swim is a bit an overkill. I will try to invite some friends from my swimming pool.
This is it for now. I need to stick with my training plan now and introduce more cycling if one day I want to go further.
For 2011, let see how it goes. I would like to build this strenght to be able to run a sub 4h Marathon in 2012 or be able to entry a Long distance triathlon.
If you want to follow my trainings, I log them on Dailymile here : http://www.dailymile.com/people/julienbob and on Runkeeper http://runkeeper.com/user/julienbob/
Feel free to ping me, and if you are around Bristol and look for a training partner, let me know.
