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Last triathlon season has only just finished and my training for the next has begun. Being very unfit and inherently un-talented, I need all the training and practice I can get!

I’m two days into it. Thankfully, I’m not sick of it yet. Go me! If I can keep this up, there may just be some hope for me. Hmm … we’ll see! Either way, I think it’s going to be a long winter!!

In an effort to keep myself focused, I have set some season goals. I am familiar with the “goal-setting” concept, although I am not so familiar with the “goal-achieving” concept.

The first goal on my list comes around in October … it’s a little event we have down here in Tassie called “The Burnie 10″ (see the link in the sidebar on the left). It’s 12km … okay I’m joking, it’s 10km. I have run it more times than I care to remember (once I ran it in the hail on my birthday!) … maybe 10 or 12 times? Not sure. My PB is around 52mins. Set 50,000 years ago – when I was at high school. And fit.

My challenge, should I wish to accept it (and I do), is to kick 52mins’ arse. You heard me. It’s going down.

So yesterday I went for an easy run. And it was easy, I didn’t challenge myself to run fast – I just chugged along at a sustainable pace. The distance was 4.33km (hey, that 30m means a lot to me!). I got home in 28:54mins.

Riiiiiiiiiight.

My 10km goal is looking more than a little shaky. Yesterday’s run pace was 6:40m/km. 6:40! I could probably walk faster than that.

I have to admit, I’m very embarrassed.

So, can I go from 6:40 pace to less than 5:00 pace in seven months? Dunno, but I’m gonna find out.

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