Tri Talk Tuesday-Training Update and Goals

As part of this week's Tri Talk Tuesday we are discussing our triathlon goals. Once again I am linking up with Miranda, Cynthia and Courtney. If you get a second and love to read triathlon blogs I encourage you to check out their pages. If you have triathlon blog, please link up with them.

Before we discuss goals, here's a little update on where I am at with my 70.3 training:

I haven't officially started my "paper schedule" training just yet. That will begin in mid June because I will be about 16 weeks out. My 70.3 race date is October 5, 2014. If you start too early you run the risk of burning out which frankly I admit I'm a little burnt out. BUT (big but here) I'm taking some much needed time off because I'm still on restriction from running for at least another 3 weeks due to the knee injury. Right now I am half-ass focusing on the swim and bike. I'm doing swim drills in the pool and find it enjoyable. I'm not following a schedule and am just exercising to release tension. I'm not running but I want to. I'm being patient and trusting what my physical therapist is having me do several times a week.

So where does that leave me with my goals? And have my goals changed this year?

My goal of shaving 45 minutes off my 70.3 time isn't looking too good. The bike course is tough. I rode it and it was painful. I also worry that the run will really slow me down with the knee issues that have come up this year. It's also a completely different course than Vineman. We are no longer comparing apples-to-apples here.

A few steep climbs but only a few hundred feet here.

Good god, what was I thinking?

My new goal is to finish (and that's all). My goal is to be able to run the majority of the run course and stop if it gets painful. However a goal for the swim is to perhaps shave a few minutes off my previous 70. 3 swim time (45 minutes) because let's face it, the swim course doesn't change all that much. Vineman was a river, Silverman is a lake.

Lastly since this is a late season tri, my goal is to end the season with a smile and perhaps add some new bling to hang on the wall. Ironically as I was writing this post my Vineman shadow box fell off the wall and broke.

Wonderful. That can't be a good sign.

What are your goals? Have they changed from the beginning of the year?