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Your sporting achievements of 2014, and aims for 2015?

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CMOTDibbler · 31/12/2014 15:06

What have you managed to do this year that you thought you couldn't, or hoped you could?

And what do you hope for 2015?

I ran further and faster than I could before, did two triathlons (a miracle as this time last year I couldn't swim freestyle at all and could barely cycle), rode in a number of cycle events and did my first proper sportive. I'm planning on more triathlon, Velothon Wales, and getting a lot faster on the bike now I have a road bike.

DH couldn't cycle 3 miles in March 2014. He's now done just under 3000 miles since then and cycles at 17mph. He's planning on doing Ride London in 2015 and starting to swim.

DS(8) has done a childrens triathlon, a good number of cycle events, and ridden up to 40 miles in one morning. He wants to do more sportives, and ride consistently at 13mph so he can join the C ride of our local bike club.

I'm really proud of us all, esp DH who has lost a lot of weight but still needs both knees, and probably his hip replacing and is in constant pain.

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MandMand · 31/12/2014 19:09

I ran my first 10k and half marathon races this year - have signed up to do another half marathon in March and hope to improve my time from the 2 hrs 11 mins I did it in last time!

emummy · 31/12/2014 18:51

I got under 29 minutes for a 5k and did my first 10ks. Dh took up running and has finished c25k. Dd2 has started running and came in the top ten of her first cross country race.
In 2015 I will do my first half marathon and hopefully get a bit faster at 10k. Would also like to do more trail races, but up here they all seem to involve big hills!
Also being persuaded into a triathlon at the moment - we'll see!

Sirzy · 31/12/2014 16:36

Nothing compared to you but I finished the Manchester 10k which given that 12 months before I couldn't have walked 5k was a massive achievement.

I did that in 1 hr 27 so in 2015 I want to do it in under 1 hr 20