With Buzzards Bay, the CHaD Hero, and a new crop of athletes, Fall is always a hectic time on the Triathlon Team. Lest we get too sucked in to making the most of the fall cycling season and fine-tuning swim technique, though, we like to take a step back each fall to remind ourselves of the big picture. At our annual Team Flair Breakfast, our members take some time to think about goals both for the upcoming triathlon season and academic year. Read below for some of our members' thoughts!
Athletic Goals
- Complete a Half Ironman by the end of Sophomore Summer
- Get stronger on my run
- Learn how to use clips well
- Get back into shape
- Learn how to road bike kinda well
- Run a half-marathon
- Go to swim
- Do more TT work on the bikes
- Go to strength *(and do more crazy arms!)*
- Improve my anaerobic sprints in the pool
- Improve my swimming speed and technique
- Complete a long course or Half Ironman race
- Do my first 70.3
- Do a longer (half ironman) tri!
- Swim 500 m without stopping
- Go to swim practice
- Swim faster
- Learn to bike
- Improve my running speed
- Swim an 800!
- Improve my swimming
- Finish another Olympic tri
- Use clips!!
- Go on more outdoor rides
- Get stronger in *all* SBR
- Learn how to flip turn
- Injury-free training: Focus on more stretching and mobility!
Life goals
- Embrace spending time slowing down
- Eat healthier
- Survive a tough winter term
- Finish my thesis and Engineering 89/90
- Keep in touch with my high school best friends
- Be more organized
- Find a job and be less stressed
- Get more sleep!
- Get more sleep
- Sleep!
- Use less DBA *(I'm at $-20 already....)*
- Learn to enjoy my upper-level engineering classes!
- Make new friends and build my community
- Improve my GPA
- Take leadership positions that matter to me
- Keep my room cleaner
- Manage my time better
- Get more flair?!?!?
- Continue making new friends
- Write down 3+ good things that happened every day
- Meet as many new people as possible
- Learn as much as possible while I'm here at Dartmouth
- Take more deep breaths
- Stay organized, and don't get as easily distracted
- Get to know the 23's!
- Be more positive
- Take better care of my mental health
- Make the most of opportunities in Hanover
- Be more patient with myself.
Hanover Winter is rapidly approaching and racing season may be drawing to a close. Still, we look forward to getting into a training rhythm before spring competitions, bonding as a team, and hosting Indoor Tri scrimmages until the ponds melt. We truly value our new members for their dedication to this sport and broad diversity of goals.
SBR,
The 19F Triathlon Team