Re-evaluated Ambitions for 2009

Based on the injury in my lower left leg not really improving with almost a week off of running, it feels like I could be off running for a while. This means I likely won't be able to prepare for the Marathon the way I feel I should. If I pushed the training I would be risking further injury which would translate to more down time from training. This is where we as athletes need to bring in super human powers so we can be patient!!

Also, in light of my recent post about coming back to training from a serious injury, which for me was way to quickly in terms of training load. It is time to re-evaluate my ambitions for the year.

Originally, the ambitions were to have a spring Marathon and a fall Ironman finish with a possible Boston qualification time in the spring Marathon. Sadly, not sure the Marathon is in the cards, I may need to wait another year.

The question I am struggling with is.... Should I down grade the event to a Half Marathon? This would soften the training load for running. I need to recondition my body to be able to handle high training loads. This should be the new goal for the rest of winter and spring of 2009. By doing this I should be able to handle the Ironman critical load training this summer, maybe??

Here is the new tentative race plan:

• March - Lincoln 5 km Road Race
• May - Fredericton Half/Full ?? Marathon
• July - Duncan Hadley Sprint Triathlon
• August - Sackville Olympic Triathlon
• September - Montreal Ironman

Mikey