2016. Let's get it started.

March. I'm never sure if I like March or not. I think in most triathletes calendars it marks a pretty definite time. Even with the snow and ice on todays ride it's safe to say race season is fast approaching and March is always the first sign of that.


Triathlon can be pretty strange, we spend almost 8 months or so purely training, no races in sight and you can almost forget why you drag yourself out of bed every morning or head out riding in the wet and cold. But it is to race, to be fitter and stronger this year than you ever were and to face the new challenges the next season will create. To achieve those goals you set yourself in September, on a high from the end of the season and with big hopes for the next year.


So that's why im writing this blog today. To give you an insight into what this year will look like for me, and what's been keeping me going through a rather shocking winter here in Scotland. My aims have taken a few twists and turns and I spent a lot of weeks maybe months deciding on what I want to achieve and race.


After last season I was always leaning towards the half ironman (70.3) distance, I had raced a couple of longer events last year and I did pretty well and always felt good over the longer run. But at the same time I love a fast hard Olympic race and really wanted to World championships of which I have qualified for.


So the decision was made to test the waters in 70.3 racing along with targeting the Worlds and Scottish championships.


I'll begin my season on April 10th in Mallorca again with Portocolom triathlon, the 1km swim 100km bike 10km run race which I did last year. A real form finder and an incredible race to begin the year. From there it will be onto Furtaventura to give the Challenge half a go there. After that my schedule looks something like :


Fuertaventura 70.3
Bilbao 70.3
Staffordshire70.3
Exmoore 70.3
Scottish Sprint Champs
Aberfeldy Scottish middle distance champs
Scottish Olympic distance champs
World Championships Olympic distance in Mexico.


They will be my big races this season, the ones I hope to target and do well in. Of course the 70.3 world is still relatively foreign to me but I feel if I approach these races with the same mindset and racing style I have done to Olympics and Sprints I could race well.


I'm not going to chat about how my training is going or what else I have been up too but I feel I am in a good place but still have some solid work to do before im race fit. I will also try and do a half marathon this month and the Scottish Duathlon champs to find some form and brush off the winter cobwebs.


I'm hoping for a big 2016 and appreciate the support and following of my journey into my next season.


A few shots from winter!