I still haven’t officially signed up for any races this year. In my effort to enjoy the moment and revel in my huge accomplishment at Kona, I’ve been careful not to sign up for any events. As soon as I do, I’m sure I will shift my focus to the next race on the calendar. I will look forward and move forward and I haven’t quite been ready to press PLAY on the next thing. In all honesty, I’ve even avoided writing it down or saying it out loud because once I do, it will be full steam ahead. Heck - as soon as I write it down here I am likely to get focused and go sign up for allllll the races that have been bouncing around my head.
But, I have been training. Mostly, I have been running and swimming. I’ve been swimming twice a week and running quite a bit (up to nine miles on my long run). But, I haven’t gotten on my bike in quite a while. I rode the Peloton a few weeks ago and that was great. Check it out: I haven’t even put the pedals back on LanaKeli from Hawaii!!!!! (We’ll see how that bites me in the booty in the early races this spring.)
And, I’ve been toying with long term goals, looking up new venues and dreaming up crazy short-term goals. I think I’ve formulated a plan for the next few years - because yes, I love triathlon and ultra distance and I want to do more.
SO HERE GOES…….MY TWO BIG GOALS ARE:
RACE 100 TRIATHLONS BY DECEMBER 2025. Kona was number 75. I have 25 races to get to 100!
RACE 20 FULL IRON DISTANCE RACES BY 2026. I will be 55 in August of that year.
That means I’ll be racing a lot in the next few years. Here is what I intend to sign up for this year:
Azalea Sprint - March 10
Pinehurst International - April 13
Lake Norman Sprint - April 27
White Lake Half - May 4
White Lake Sprint - May 5
Lake Lure or MI Titaniuman - August 10/11
Charleston She Tris - August 18
White Lake International - September 7
White Lake Sprint - September 8
USAT Nationals - September 14 - 15
Wrightsville Beach World Championships - September 21
Sandling Beach - October 5
Edisto Half - October 26
and the big one on the horizon: Ironman Arizona on November 16.
WHAAATTT???? This all seems a little crazy, but so much fun. Which one will you do with me?