3 Phases to Going Pro
To prove to myself and others that I am both serious about becoming a pro-triathlete and understand the dedication and sacrifice necessary to make it happen, I am going to lay out my plan on these pages. I will keep this plan a “living document” so that as changes come I can react to them and plan accordingly. As goals are achieved I will continue to check them off the list and let you see how I progress throughout this journey. Once I get there, you will all see how it was done and see how it can be done in the future.
There are 3 Phases to my plan and they are broken down into a beginning phase, an intermediate amateur phase, and a final “pro-push” phase. Each phase contains a list of goals and achievements necessary to reach the next, as well as a date by which I hope to enter each phase.
Phase I: (Winter 2009)
- Finish a Sprint Triathlon
- Finish an Olympic Triathlon
- Reach top 10 in a Sprint Triathlon
- Reach top 10 in an Olympic Triathlon
- Become a USAT Member
- Enter the NC Triathlon Series and make the top 10%
- Reach a 1:25:00 time in a Sprint Triathlon
- Reach a 2:50:00 Olympic Triathlon Time
Phase II: (Summer 2010)
- Finish top 3 in a Sprint Triathlon
- Finish top 3 in an Olympic Triathlon
- Finish an Ironman 70.3 Race
- Get a Press Release or Article Published About My Efforts
- Finish top 10 in the NC Triathlon Series
- Rank in top 10% of USAT Athletes
- Win a Local Triathlon
Phase III: (Winter 2010)
- Finish a Full Ironman
- Finish in the top 10% of an Ironman 70.3
- Reach #1 in NC Triathlon Series
- Reach the 70.3 Ironman Championships
I will keep regular training logs as well as updates to my plan if any changes need to be made due to circumstance or other external occurances. As you can see, I’ve got my work cut out for me!
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The Ironman with a Plan! Good luck with your journey and I will see you here in Clearwater in November 2010 :0)
I wasn’t born with natural ability, so I’m going to have to overcome that with good goal setting, planning, and tons of hard work. I look forward to seeing you in Clearwater, when I get out of the service I plan on moving there
good luck mate. hopefully ill see you at kona one day
Good luck! I have zero natural ability as well, and have done pretty well by persistence and hard work!
You should put join USAT at the top of your list. It’s worth paying the money if you are doing 4 races, since the per race fee for non usat members is $10.