Nice can wait

Plans are good! They show you the way and require discipline. But sometimes plans should be rethought rationally! And, plans can change! I also thoroughly discussed my plan to complete my first long-distance @Ironman Nice with my coach and we decided that the debut can wait!

Why?
For some time now I get the feeling that I’m – in spite of 2 good seasons – not there yet and I would like to work more on the speed over the half-distance and the solo marathon (target: 3h). Per se, I might always be able to complete the long thing, but I won’t get younger and faster. In addition there are a few other small factors that have led to the overall decision.

What now?
Exactly on the “Nice Weekend“, the ITU Long Distance World Championship are held in Motala , Sweden. In condition of a positive nomination by the DTU I will compete there over the distance of 4km swim, 120km bike and 30km run. Not that I consider to have any “say” in that race, the “normal” swimming distance, in conjunction with the shorter cycling and running distance is a disadvantage for less talented swimmer like me: less time to catch up! For this reason, that race will certainly not be the ultimative highlight in 2015! But the distances in and of themselves are a good basic to approach the very long one, in 2016, in the new AG40 🙂

But where then .. ?
… the main competition? We haven’t really decided yet. Now an endurance phase, then end of January into a training camp on Tenerife, wrapped up by Challenge Dubai end of February (look forward to another former working ground and to catch up with friends and work mates). Depending on how the Challenge competition in Oman is timed, I take that with even; together with the Challenge Bahrain in December (“Defending title” 🙂 ) perhaps the „Triple Crown Series” as the main competition series in 2015? Or the fast single-marathon?! It’s going to be exciting…

Keep you updated
Cheers Anja