2009 Goals

This is the time of year where I begin to set goals for next year and structure my off-season workout. For the past two years my goals have been more around finishing my races and improving without much structure around SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely). Having specific goals for training is motivation to continue to work hard duing the off-season and stay focused on what you want to gain during the next season. I'm not going to post all my goals for next season, but I will post my main goal - reach a tiime of 12 hours 30 minutes in Ironman Wisconsin next year. My first Ironman time was 15 hours, so my goals is to improve my time by 2 1/2 hours. I believe I can reach this goal by focusing my off-season on improving strength, speed, and aerobic threshold (faster speeds while maintaining aerobic energy system). Tomorrow I will lay out my workout plan.