Badwater Cape Fear 50M
Badwater Salton Sea
And if I still have legs after that I'll figure out what to do the last 6 months of 2015

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Rodney
TrainingPeaks | Altra Running | RAD Roller
http://www.goinglong.ca

I'm having a baby in mid May. My first. I signed up for a marathon in October. After I found out I was having a baby.

Well, not too many of us are gonna top that! Congratulations!

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Travis Rassat
Vector Cycle Works
Noblesville, IN
BikeFit Instructor | FMS | F.I.S.T. | IBFI
Toughman Triathlon Series Ambassador

Couch to IMMD in 1 year...spent last 3 years studying for the CFA so i know i have the time....as for everything else, we'll see

You know, that is so nice of you! Thanks!

Not a single damn thing. And I'm quite proud of that right now.

Likely just some 5ks, 10ks, and half marathons to try and run a semi-respectable time.

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speedySTATES

HS Track. 1600, 800, 4x400. Assuming I can run by then.

I DNFed at IMFL and signed up for the lottery of Swissman. Go totally stupid or go home.

I finished IMWI last year, and had so much fun I decided to sign up again for 2015!!!

My first 70.3 (Mont-Tremblant), and try to qualify for Boston at the Montreal marathon in September. Otherwise, regular local races around the area. I'd be quite happy to make sub 40 10k in April...

A PR in a stand alone marathon but not likely because I won't give up biking

Crossing Puerto Rico north to south on my bike, through the mountains in two weeks.
Almanzo 100 gravel race
Ragnar Madison
IronMan Boulder
Maybe a 50 miler sometime in the Fall to finish the year

Cycling at least 10,000 miles in 2015!

I decided to bump up to 140.6 next year. Then I decided I just don't have the time at the moment to train adequately. So I decided to train my ass off between now and spring and then OWN each of my local races (sprint/Oly) from March to October then 140.6 it in 2016!

Get up to Austin for a couple Tri's(rookie, tri rock maybe?), some more local sprints, Galveston 5150 sprint. Maybe I'll do a 70.3 as a super long training day for the hell of it, there's a cheap/local one that's supposed to be well ran(Tall Texan in Boerne)

This year, I just screwed around. Started the year somewhere between 260 and 320(stopped looking at the scale), should be down to 195 by new years. Hoping for 170-180, and to break 1:15 in a sprint. 1:10 as a stretch goal. I was a high 15/low 16 5k runner in HS XC, so if I get trim, and am diligent about swimming...I think it's possible.



400 relay and 1600? 400/800, happens, but not common. 800/1600, sure why not. But 400/1600? That's an odd pairing. Best of luck.

I'm really hoping my number comes up in the Leadville 100 MTB lottery. Tried and failed to get in last year.

Self-supported Ultraman next October. You're all invited. Calling it "Texas Ultra Mega Man."

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Don't know, but at the end of next year I'll act like whatever I've done was exactly according to plan.

Doesn't seem so odd if it's the 4x400. Although I understand where you're coming from; I was a 400/800 guy and one 1500 practically killed me. Love the track.

P.S. I hope your leg is healing well TriathlonKid!

So how'd you end up here?

800 is such a miserable distance.

TWO 100 mile runs within a month of one another!

A healthy dose of stupidity and lack of options. Those are also more or less the reasons why I was running the 800. I think pacing was my biggest issue in the 1500 not any sort of aerobic limitations, wasn't slow by any means. I do find though that I excel the most at ~1-3 minute bursts of high intensity meaning that stretching out to anything beyond OD would likely result in diminishing returns for me.

My kiddo just turned 15 and runs 800/1600 and XC. But he enjoys the 400 more actually. I guess
this has to do with it being his first season. Clocked 2.16 for the 800, 4.54 for the mile and 17.52 for 5km.
Not bad for a newbie who clearly lacks endurance more than he lacks speed.

Love this thread! Just looked at my goal from last year, wanted to break 2:00 in an Olympic distance race. Missed it in 2014 with 2:00:3x at Nationals, but did manage to qualify for Chicago World Champs at both distances. Mostly the same plan as last year for winter. Want to get a little more run focused, perhaps 2 track workouts per week? New goals for 2015- Podiums at world championships, break 2:00 in an Olympic, new HIM PR (currently 4:17), and win all my "new" local races (just moved to Long Island).

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Tim Russell, Pro Triathlete

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