Today, 30 Nov., I achieved my 2013 goal of 450kms. That's 1 month ahead of schedule. :) Very pleased. I thought that I had chosen a moderately challenging goal, surpassing my 2012 goal (which was also achieved ahead of schedule). I definitely feel that I was more motivated having committed to a written goal.
Having said that, I am thinking about 2014. Do I simply up the distance again? Or maybe it's time for a more qualitative goal. For example working on distance per stroke or my flip turns. I usually swim 5 mornings a week, 2000-2500 meters per session. Now I am thinking of maybe doing 1 longer session per week (3000m.), 2 moderate sessions (2500m.) and 2 shorter, skill focus sessions (1500m.)
Any thought or suggestions would be welcomed.
My motivator is, "What are you training for?", which for me means a specific meet, or even a specific event at a specific meet. That's what keeps me going. Of course, fitness is the real goal, but as long as I'm training for something specific, fitness is a happy side effect.
Pick a meet, or an open water event, and train for that. You can use the demands of the specific race to guide your training. Once you've done that meet, pick another!
My motivator is, "What are you training for?", which for me means a specific meet, or even a specific event at a specific meet. That's what keeps me going. Of course, fitness is the real goal, but as long as I'm training for something specific, fitness is a happy side effect.
Pick a meet, or an open water event, and train for that. You can use the demands of the specific race to guide your training. Once you've done that meet, pick another!
