Wednesday, January 7, 2015

My plans for the 2015 Running & Triathlon Season

I am excited about the 2015 racing season and being part of the new Challenge Family Triathlon Team (formerly Rev3 Triathlon), Powerbar Team Elite as well as being an Official Ambassador of the Cleveland Marathon!

I plan to continue to focus on endurance running and triathlon with some shorter stuff thrown in as tune ups and for fun.

My main goals for 2015 are as follows:

  • Complete my first 50K running race at the Green Jewel in March
  • Try again for the elusive BQ (Boston Qualifying time) and at minimum PR the marathon
  • Set a new PR in the 70.3 triathlon distance
  • Complete my second 140.6 and set a new PR
You can check out my tentative race calendar below. The races that are bolded are key races for the season that much of my training will be focused on.

  • Jan 31  - Run for Regis Trail 1/2 Marathon - Peninsula, OH
  • Feb 7 - Holloway XC Half Marathon - Lakeland, FL
  • Mar 7 - Green Jewel 50K - Rocky River, OH
  • Mar 14 - St Malachi 5 Miler - Cleveland, OH
  • Mar 29 - Fools 25K - Peninsula, OH
  • April 12 - 10 Mile Drop - Concord Township, OH
  • April 26 - Toledo Marathon - Toledo, OH
  • May 9 - Nordonia Duathlon - Nordonia, OH
  • May 17 - Cleveland Marathon - Cleveland, OH
  • May 25 - Blossomtime Run - Chagrin Falls, OH
  • May 31 - Twinsburg Duathlon - Twinsburg, OH
  • June 14 - Challenge Williamsburg 70.3 Triathlon - Williamsburg, VA
  • June 28 - Milton Man Olympic Triathlon - Lake Milton, OH
  • July 4 - Bay Days 5 Miler - Bay Village, OH
  • July 12 - Johnnycake Jog 5 Miler - Mentor, OH
  • Aug 2 - Greater Cleveland Triathlon Olympic - Mentor, OH
  • Aug 15 - Challenge Poconos Olympic or 70.3 Triathlon - Poconos, PA
  • Sept 13 - Challenge Cedar Point 70.3 Triathlon - Sandusky, OH
  • Oct 4 - Lakeland Clocktower 5K - Kirtland, OH
  • Oct 17 Beach 2 Battleship 140.6 - Wilmington, NC
  • TBD
So far the training for Regis and Green Jewel are going well thanks to a strong base from 2014 and a little guidance from my coach Chris Martino of New Level Coaching. I look forward to giving it my best this year! 
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  1. Carolina JohnJanuary 8, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    That's quite a full schedule! Racing 9 weekends in a row after the June 14 A race for 70.3? That's going to leave you quite worn down. Good luck! That's a lot of fun. You're in for a great year.

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  2. Pamela McGowanJanuary 8, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    John,

    Yah the plan is to use the smaller races as tune ups, speedwork if you will. And also key is big races so if I need to skip some of the smaller ones to focus more on the training then coach will adjust for me. Hope you have a great 2015!

    Cheers,

    Pam

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