2020 Marni and Karel Race Schedule

Who's excited to race???

A lot goes into planning our race schedule. This is why we try to establish a clear plan as far in advance as possible. Not only does this help us plan travel/accomodations at reasonable prices (not waiting until the last minute) but for a goal(s) to be reached, races should be strategically planned. Otherwise, the training can not be periodized or structured in a way that can safely induce positive training adaptations and race readiness. In other words, you will either peak too early or feel the need to rush the fitness gaining process.

I find that far too many athletes don't put a lot of deep thought into the purpose behind each race on the race calendar.

When selecting a race, you first want to give yourself a few short and long term goals (and one or two stretch goals) for what you want to achieve this season and onward. This will help you understand what you want to get out of every race - giving each race a clear purpose. As a general tip, you can't expect to PR at every race. Avoid the common tendency of only training for one race at a time. See your season as progressive.  Performance improvements are not linear and the most significant improvements come after many years of consistent trainng and racing. Because not every race will showcase your best ever performance, there is something to gain and learn with every race. Once you select your goals, it's now time to select your races. Before you register for a race, give each race some serious thought - do your research. Consider the time of the year, the location, course, size of the race, type of environment (ex. beginner friendly event, safety, logistics) and weather.

Once you create a list of your potential races, discuss these races with your family/support system, create a budget for each race and most of all, make sure each race logistically makes sense - traveling to a race is not always easy or inexpensive. Make sure you can give yourself an appropriate amount of time off work to allow for stress-free travel and a positive racing experience.

By setting your goals and carefully selecting your races, you can then structure your training accordingly. By having a plan, you will maintain motivation to put in the work, even if a race is far in the future. It's important to give yourself appropriate time to physically prepare for each race - otherwise, you'll feel crunched for time and do too much training too quickly. Also, where each race falls in the season plan can also help prevent burn out if you select races appropriately. And most of all, once the season is complete, you can reflect on your season as a whole and determine what worked/didn't work as you plan out your next season of training and racing.

2020 MARNI AND KAREL RACE SCHEDULE

March 11-15th: Clermont, FL Training camp + Olympic distance race 
Marni and Karel racing

April 19th: Ironman 70.3 FL
Marni and Karel racing

May 2nd: Ironman St. George
Karel racing

May 17th: Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga 
Marni racing

June 7th: Ironman 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge
Marni racing. Karel racig.

June 24-28th: Greenville, SC Training Camp

July 19th: Ironman 70.3 Musselman 
Karel racing. 

July 26th: Ironman Lake Placid

Marni racing. Karel undecided

August 22nd-28th: Haute Route Alps. 


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