New Year New Start

To kick off 2014 I've been planning some of the things I want to achieve this year and making a list of events I want to compete in. The number one goal is the get into university - but spending all my time doing A-levels will drive me mad. I'm still undecided whether I want to spend most of my year on the water or on riding a bike - I'll probably split it between the two and end up incredibly busy and forget that I should probably schedule time for revision and school work...

Sailing

After last year more time sailing is definitely a priority! My boat is in need of some love - paint needs stripping and replacing, foils need some attention and some of the fitting need replacing. Since I'm not sure what the yacht situation will be next year (owner is selling the boat) I want to spend more time in my Europe but also try my hand at sportsboat sailing.It's something I've not really done yet and I also want to learn some new skills on a boat (perhaps I'll give trimming a go!). A definite target is the Europe nationals, other commitments meant we missed them last year so I really want to race them and at least one of the traveller events. My club racing also needs more commitment - I had good results this year but wasn't racing often enough to translate the results into series wins.

Cycling

Racing XC last year was great fun - big learning curve, lots of friendly new people and great racing - I'm definitely going to do it again this year. I also want to ride in new places and complete different events; my sights are set on some MTB sportive style rides as well as a 2 or 4 hour endurance race (bit of training required there!). The one ride I really want to do is the round the harbours bike ride in Portsmouth for the British Heart Foundation. It's local and every year we say we will try and do it but sailing commitments end up on the same weekend. The ride is not particularly challenging but we've said we'd do it for so long that it seems now is the time to do it! The BHF are also organising a 35 mile along the South Downs way which is also on the list.  Another challenge will be a road sportive - I have a spot at the New Forest Cycletta event this year which should be good fun. I'm still coming across rides that I want to do, the next challenge will be fitting them in!

The final aim for this year is to update this blog more frequently. It's working in harmony with my aim of a training diary that will be filled in daily. Last years attempt at recording training was good but I didn't do it daily so big chunks of the year are missing. I also started recording my sailing but that was even less frequent. Keeping a log of everything I get up to is my number one priority and number 2 is finding lots of things to get up to!


All the best for the new year, 

Kim