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2014 end of year data

This was the first year that  I tracked my distances.  I don't have any prior years to compare this too but here are my overall thoughts:

Swim -117,400 yds (66 miles)
Bike - 1547 miles
Run - 466 miles

Swim - I actually recalculated this to make sure it was correct - seems like a lot.  I definitely had an improvement in my swim but still have a long way to go before being a good swimmer.  Swimming in a wetsuit was a lot tougher than I expected. I really need to work on getting faster and gaining comfort swimming in a group.  I got a little panicked during the 1/2 IM swim when the faster swimmers where grouped around me.  I stopped a lot or did alternate strokes, which is not easy in a wetsuit.

Bike - I'm a bit disappointed in this number, I thought I had spent more time on the bike but then I looked to see how far 1547 actually is.  Google maps says that it's 1584 miles from our house in Texas to our old house in Maryland so maybe that isn't so bad.

Run - I'm ok with this number, I think the run is now my biggest weakness so this year I might need to put in a bit more mileage.

Overall, not bad, I know that was is more important than the mileage is that it's quality mileage, not just putting the time in.  

I'm currently in the process of getting my training schedule together in prep for the coming season and it will be interested to compare 2015 data to 2014.


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