Time to get the training show on the road properly. I really want to make some good progress over the next year - not that I didn't make progress this year, it's just that now I want to get better at it and get faster
My aims for the next year are:
Lose the lard
Starting weight is 11st 2lb, which was done on 27 September. Weigh ins will be on a fortnightly basis and under the supervision of Mr TST at the leisure centre when we go swimming on a Sunday morning. Current measurements - boobs: 40", belly: 37.25", bum: 40.75" Measurements to be taken fortnightly by Mr TST on a Sunday morning. There are several reasons for loosing the lard; it's all round my belly so is bit health risk, I'm lugging around more weight than I need to so in theory I could be faster if I was lighter and it makes doing a lot of my gymnastics moves harder as the belly gets in the way.
Complete the VLM in under 5 hours
Obviously the more under 5 hours the better, but given my current timings I think this is a realistic objective. I do want to enjoy the event as well rather than just hammering myself around the course so I can be a few minutes faster.
Get faster at all the triathlon disciplines and improve on my Olly time from this year
Kind of speaks for itself really, and swimming and cycling will take a bit of a back seat whilst I work on my running for the VLM, but I really need to get faster! I shall try and enter two sprints and two Olys next year to guage my progress, providing the pennies are available.
Get a gold medal at the British Gymnastics Veterans Championships.
OK, so this one doesn't sound that realistic, but given there are no entrants in the 40-50 age group this year it's quite a distinct possibility that there will only be me and one of the other ladies from my squad in that group next year so I could win!
So this week has been my first week back at it and it's nearly killed me. I did take last night off and have a couple of drinks to celebrate getting my VLM place and it's a good job it's my rest day today as I feel like crap and am struggling to stay away from the junk! Drinking is back off the agenda again!