Originally written in German. Translated to English by AI — please excuse any awkward phrasing.
Planning for the new season is mostly done — here are the races I’ll be entering:
- Jan 6, 2012 – Three Kings Run Dielheim (10km)
- May 20, 2012 – Heidesee Triathlon Forst (1km – 32km – 7.5km)
- Jun 10, 2012 – Challenge Kraichgau (1.9km – 90km – 21.1km)
- Jun 24, 2012 – City Triathlon Heilbronn (2km – 70km – 15km)
- Jul 8, 2012 – Ironman Germany (3.8km – 180km – 42.2km)
A half marathon or a 10K might get added here and there, but the race dates haven’t been confirmed yet.
The race schedule will be pretty similar to last season’s. Everything is geared toward Ironman Germany — all other goals are subordinate to that. That means there almost certainly won’t be any tapering for the races listed above — they’ll all be raced straight out of training.
In terms of training content, there will be some differences, especially when it comes to cycling. In my view, there’s still a lot of potential there. I’m currently in the first of two phases where I’m working on my threshold, with the goal of pushing it higher.