-Hey, we are well into the winter, actually looking out the other side, and it is time to start looking at goals for 2007.

-Time to juggle the hours available in the coming months, to accomplish what needs to be done, putting structure to daily routines.

-What do I want to do and how do I best use my time to get there.






-Last year my goal was to train for a Quadratlon, getting to a fitness level that I would 'enjoy' the event day. That was interesting since I am not a swimmer nor had I run for 12 years.

-Everything worked out fine, the only negative thing was the time (3 hour workouts in the last month) taking away from family stuff. The training was actually enjoyable, plus I lost 10 pounds, and I am running again--------slow.

-Event day went well, I started out easy and finished strong, much stronger than I anticipated.

THIS YEAR?

-Since I am not a swimmer, a swimming goal would be the obvious choice?

-My goal is to swim from the Banook Canoe Club in Lake Banook, out through the lake system, to the Warnica Marina in Lake Thomas--obviously not swimming through the locks/drops between Lake MicMac/Lake Charles, between Lake Charles and Lake Williams, and between Lake Williams and Lake Thomas.

My first look at a schedule, details to be identified.
-In the pool on February 26th, building a base over the following 3 months, swimming a minimum of 4 times a week, getting to the point I am swimming for 2 hours by Victoria Day weekend.
-Into the lake(s) in late May, steadily increasing time/milage.
-End of June, a 3 hour swim.
-End of July, a 4 hour swim.
-End of August, a 5 hour swim.
-Mid September, do the lakes.

As in above picture, I did get some early training last month off Veradaro.

Assuming I can maintain a 30-35 minute kilometer (told you I was very slow), I hope to finish in under 6 hours. Definite distances still to be measured by GPS, estimated at 12-13kms.

Obviously I would appreciate any comments from swimmers as to both goal, and methods to reach it--food, drink, etc..

It is not a race, I would like to maintain a steady pace, finishing basically the same as when I start.

Cheers