My Entire 2015 Season Explained
- bradleyhaag
- Dec 4, 2015
- 3 min read
For over a year now I’ve been logging my training and racing not only as a training journal for myself, but also as a resource for others to hopefully pick out some information. Well, the time has come to bring this season to an end and start a new one!
I consider my training season from November to October. Meaning I usually start training Mid-November and finish out the season at the end of October (allowing for a 2 week break where I don’t do anything).
Starting from November here was my entire 2015 season in chronological order of training and racing:
BULKING
Dates: November 16th-December 27th (6 weeks)
Training Goal: Put on Muscle Mass.
Outcome: Success! I put on 12lbs of muscle and a little fat which is inevitable.
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ENDURANCE BASE
Dates: January 5th-January 25th (3 weeks)
Training Goal: Build a base of endurance
Outcome: Interubted by the 10k kettlebell swing challenge.
Read the details of the training plan HERE.
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10,000 KETTLEBELL SWING CHALLENGE
Dates: January 26th-February 27th (5 weeks)
Training Goal: Complete the challenge
Outcome: Huge Success! I was absolutely amazed by my results from this.
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FREEZE OBSTACLE RACE
Read Race Report HERE.
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HAVING FUN WITH FITNESS
Dates: March 8th- April 12th (5 weeks)
Training Goal: Have fun with fitness.
Outcome: Good, but expectations were low.
Read the details of the training plan HERE.
_____________________________________________________________________________WILDFLOWER TRIATHLON
Read Race Report HERE.
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GRANITE MAN PREP
Dates: May 4th- June 14th (6 weeks)
Training Goal: Be as fit as possible for the X-fit challenge and the 10 mile trail run.
Outcome: Sucess! Finished 1st overall.
Read the details of the training plan HERE.
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GRANITE MAN X-FIT CHALLENGE AND 10 MILE TRAIL RUN
Read Race Report HERE.
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SPARTAN RACE PREP
Dates: June 29th-August 8th (6 weeks)
Training Goal: Be as fit as possible for spartan race.
Outcome: Sucess, but my training could have been better.
Read the details of the training plan HERE.
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SPARTAN PAC-WEST OBSTACLE RACE
Read Race Report HERE.
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CYCLOCROSS AND OBSTACLE RACE PREP
Dates: August 20th-October 5th (8 weeks)
Training Goal: Maintain obstacle race fitness and introduce cyclocross training.
Outcome: Sucess, finished 1st in the obstacle race and 3rd in the cross series.
Read the details of the training plan HERE.
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INFERNO OBSTACLE RACE
Read Race Report HERE.
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THRILLA CYCLOCROSS SERIES
Read Race Report HERE.
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CYCLOCROSS AND TRAIL RUNNING PREP
Dates: October 5th- November 2nd (4 weeks)
Training Goal: Maintain Cyclocross fitness and introduce trail running.
Outcome: As good as it could be.
Read the details of the training plan HERE.
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ELK-KINGS 25K TRAIL RACE
Read Race Report HERE.
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That's it! I trained, I raced, and most importantly I learned alot. In looking at my season as a whole, it was far from perfect. I had huge gaps in training, unspecifc goals at times, and a lack of focus in what I truly wanted. This being said the ability to learn an understand my mistakes will make my next season so much better. Stay tuned for next post where I will outline my entire 2016 season!
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