One thing I may have been guilty of before is being a little
too “ad-hoc” in my event planning and not giving an appropriate amount of lead
in time with both my physical training (gym, cardio etc) and also my nutrition. Don't get me wrong though, ad-hoc activities add an element of excitement, desperation and enthusiasm which is handy at times.
For 2015 I have decided to do things a little more
structured. I have printed out a month by month calendar and planned out my A
and B events for the entire year. What I am hoping is that this will do a
number of things. Firstly it will allow me to structure my training in a
suitable way, especially considering I have a vast range of events. Secondly it
will keep my motivation levels sustainable which should in turn keep my
nutrition and d...d....d....diet on track. Hate that word but it is an
unfortunate bi product of trying to keep a full calendar.
Below is a month by month breakdown of the remainder of 2014
and all of 2015. What I have done is left some spaces for some last minute C
class events which will not require much lead in work but will keep the competitive
juices flowing.
December 2014
9th – PACC CX event #2 (B)
13th – Tough Mudder (A+)
21st – PACC Criterium race (B-)
January 2015
17th – Dirt Wars (A)
17th – 25th – Tour Down Under (100km+
ride each day – A+)
February 2015
10th – PACC CX event #3 (B)
24th – PACC CX event #4 (B)
March 2015
17th – PACC CX event #5 (B)
22nd – Bike SA Coast to Coast ride (C)
April 2015
19th – inaugural Bay – City fun run (B)
May 2015
2nd – True Grit (A++)
June 2015
6th – True Grit Enduro (A++)
July 2015
Nothing at this stage
August 2015
Nothing at this stage
September 2015
20th – Yurrebilla 56k Ultra train run (A)
October 2015
Nothing at this stage
November 2015
Nothing at this stage
December 2015
Nothing at this stage
As you can see this is something that is a work in progress
and will continue to evolve as the year progresses and dates are released for
additional events such as the City to Bay and the Cycling SA winter road race
season. I am needing to fill in
something for October, November and December! Honestly I am not even sure what
sort of event I want to look for. The positive is that it is at the end of the
year so I can see what takes my fancy a little closer. The other side of that
is we usually aim for a family holiday in the 2nd half of the year.
Not sure how travelling around with me while I do crazy things isn’t a holiday
though but that is a different conversation all together.
I do however see the last quarter of 2015 being heavily
geared to my already set goal in 2016 of The North Face 100! Not going to go in
to that now as it already scares me!
So what’s next? TOUGH MUDDER!!!! I will be dedicating a
total post to this event including my lead up, the event and the aftermath!
Stay tuned!
Till next time.....T
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