Training In Review

Well, reflecting on what my season goals were for 2007 and my actual results, I've left a lot of room for improvement.  :)   Here were my past goals and the result:

1. Yankee Springs in 55 minutes.  I did 57 minutes in TT race, but did do 52 minutes this month.   Fort Custer in 1:27.  I did 1:29 minutes.  The other goals were for Hanson Hills and Maybury, but the rainy conditions made those goals irrelevant.


2. Finish Iceman in 2:05, I finished in 2:03 so I did hit this goal. 


3. Follow annual training plan.  Did not do good here at all.  Training plan called for 350 hours, I did 175 hours.  I don't think the hour count is exact since I did not count tranisitional time spent snowboarding, etc.

For 2008, my goals are as follows:

1. Yankee Springs TT time of 48 minutes.  Fort Custer time of 1:20.  Boyne time of 3:15.  Stoney Creek time of 50 minutes.  Iceman time of 1:50.   These times are based on previous years race trails, so if the trail changes, my time will need to be adjusted.  Basically looking to finish top 3 in every race.


2. 360 hours of training time with consistent RR periods.


3. Compete in 12 races with 2 races being races I've never done before.


4. Volunteer for two trail days.

These goals could change as I move out of the transitional period, but for now, these are the goals I'm shooting for.