the season is over... what's up next year?

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

Very inspiring

On 17 September 2017 20:46:59 BST, tom adam <tom.adam at thebigear.be> wrote:
>I survived the triathlon season ;-) No injuries, lot's of personal
>bests 
>(not so hard for a first year;-), met some crazy people and again 
>learned a lot about myself.
>
>I was training 10h/week, swimming 5km/week, biking 120km/week, running 
>40km/week.
>I had to change a lot of habits to be able to do this;
>wake up at 6,00 (instead of 7,30) and bike to work (40km) or going for
>a 
>1hr run or even worst go swimming in an outdoor (freezing) pool.
>work less hours (but still do the same amount of work) so I had to 
>improve my productivity and delegate more stuff (I'm a production 
>manager of a Cu smelter) My focus has improved, and my vision for my 
>team also.
>Increase the quality of the wife / children time
>Increased food care. I followed a strict diet, but allowed for some 
>chocolate and chips from time to time.
>No more TV, you tube or www nights as I wanted to keep making music.
>Abandoned local politics as this serves no purpose.
>I spend over 5k€ on material (bike, watch, ...) so bey bey bonus!
>
>Why?
>I quit smoking some years ago and picked up running (and last year 
>swimming) to make it all visual for me.
>But I was getting bored of running around in the forests here, I needed
>
>a purpose.
>
>Results?
>This weekend was my last race, a 1/4 team triathlon, I was the swimmer 
>(1,1km), my sister did the bike ride (40km) and a friend was running 
>(10k). We ended on position 20 of 177, not so bad after all.
>
>Best 1/8: 0:58
>Best 1/4: 2:28
>And I feel so much better! I really get a kick out of the trainings. I 
>like having a 6 pack too! ;-)
>
>What's up next year?
>I'll be doing more races. Lot's of 1/8 and 1/4. In 2019 I hope to do a 
>couple of 1/2 and in 2020 I'll be doing my first whole triathlon
>I need to get my swimming start better, need to be more aggressive.
>I need to increase my biking power.
>I need to increase my running speed.
>I don't want to be one of the pack, I want to be in front!
>
>Apparently now that the season is over, I can have a short break, but I
>
>think I'll pass that one. I'll be taking it easy for a couple of weeks,
>
>but I need my endorphins ;-)
>
>Cheers,
>
>ToAd