New Season: Less is More...

First post for a new season.

The training began in earnest this week under the careful eye of my new coach. I have to be honest I was a little apprehensive when I first saw the hours, way down on what I was doing this time last year. One week in and I'll be the first to sing it's praises. I have felt more focused and able to put in a much better effort in all my sessions. No wasted miles, no junk sessions, everything with a goal. Last year I must have been training about 16 hours a week, about 6 of them were useless, probably less than useless as they left less time for recovery. This week has started with nine and will build to about 16 at a peak.

This seasons main goal is to get an age group slot at Kona for 53 weeks time. Fingers crossed my work place will give me the time off and I'll have a shot in April at IM South Africa and then possibly again at IMUK in August. All that seems one hell of a long way off right now but as my rowing coach used to say, "medals are won in the winter and collected in the summer". I reckon the same probably goes for Kona slots...

Later