2019 Event Planning

Many of you have been asking about what events I plan on competing in this year... this post is for you.

It's taken quite a bit of thought, planning and compromise but I've finally narrowed it down to 16 races. That does not include the Worlds event or anything past October... but regardless it looks like another busy year ahead!!

As it stands, this is the plan:

Jan 19: MEC Road Race  - Half marathon
Feb 9: Hypothermic Half marathon
Feb 24: Repsol 10 Mile Tri & Together Tri
Mar 17: St Patricks Day 10k
Apr 27: MEC Road Race  - 30K
May 4: MEC Trail Race - 10k
May 19:Airdrie Sprint Triathlon
May 24: YYC Jugo Juice 10K
Jun 2: Ironman 70.3 Victoria BC
Jun 30: Ironman 70.3 Couer D'Alene
Aug 11: Ironman 70.3 Calgary
Sep 14: MEC Road Race - 15K
Sep 28: MEC Trail Race - 12K
Sep 29: YYC Wild Run - 16k
Oct 19: MEC Road Race - Half marathon
Oct 26: YYC Dash of Doom - 10k
Nov: ?
Dec: ?
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Pending qualifications:
*Aug 27: Burning Man 50K Ultra Marathon*
*Sep 7/8: Ironman 70.3 World Champs: Nice, France*

There were several local races I wanted to participate in again this year ( Wild Rose Tri, Chinook Tri and Calgary Marathon ) but unfortunately the dates just didn't line up with my big events. Hopefully I can get them into the plan next year and I'll be looking into volunteering where possible this time around.

Interval training at Repsol Centre

Training over the past week went OK but I did find it quite challenging to squeeze it all in while adjusting back into full-on work mode. I got enough swim time in and a reasonable amount of time on the bike, but I really wanted to find more time to run. I've managed to incorporate more core strength into the plan but only did one yoga session. Journalling my work outs has been a huge help in being able to find the gaps in my training so I can adjust for the next week.

Training Week #4 Totals
Swim: 4500 metres
Bike: 100km
Run: 38km
Strength: 2 hours
Yoga: 1 hour
Total training hours: 13
Total distance: 142.5km

Brick training session

My current weekly plan outlines a minimum of 9 hours of training per week. I'm definitely hitting those numbers. The plan does not provide requirements for yoga/strength so I'm not too worried about going over. You guys know me well enough by now that its not a surprise that I'm doing more than I need to. I am however, being mindful of pushing to hard too early in the program  - as that will inevitably end with injury.

Heading into training week #5 now, and the plan is to go easy-ish - as I have my first half marathon of the year on Saturday! I must have fresh legs for the first big event of the year! It's been a while since I've done a half, so it will be interesting to see how my progress is going. Excited to get out there!

Tacx Smart trainer

Until then, I'll be spending some time on my new toy... I was very fortunate to find a used Smart trainer for sale and I'm delving into the world of Zwift! What a time to be alive!! I have loads to learn about how it all works, but I had a great time on Saturday figuring it all out. I put in a good hour on hill training with a super fun crew and then hit the road for a brisk run to wrap up my brick session.

It's so handy having the set up right at home..there are no excuses now! This is a game changer.

Moto for this week is: Time to level up. More Bike. More Run. Race season is coming.

Have a great week everyone!
Amy

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