Tuesday, April 9, 2013

2013 Team: Will Barnwell

Brief Biography 
I have a passion for life.  I enjoy being busy and having a hand in a lot of things.  I would describe myself as a Jack-of-all-Trades and a Master-of-None.  Others might describe me as a Jack-of-Something-Else, but that is a story for another time.  Because triathlon is really the art of striving for balance while attempting to develop skills in three distinct sports it has had a direct appeal for me.  I often say that triathlon rewards mediocrity because it rewards those that can be good at all three sports.

Short Term Goals
I want to race all of the local races in the Alabama Championship Series.  I am the defending champion from the 35-39 age group and had a blast last year competing in all of the awesome events the local area has to offer.  I know that over time as more people find out about the Series it will become more competitive.  I have never raced a Sprint distance triathlon and as the series has expanded there are several of these races on the calendar.  This will be EPIC!

Long Term Goals
Next season I want to return to the Long-Course distance.  I had my first experience with the 140.6 distance at Beach-to-Battleship last year.  It was an awesome experience, but the training is very demanding.  My goal is to work on my speed, strength and core this season, but start gearing up for the big dance in the fall/winter by competing in my first road marathon at Rocket City Marathon in December.  It should complement nicely with the plans for my Ironman in summer/fall of 2014.

Personal Records Triathlon
  • Olympic - 2:08 - Rocketman 2012 - 2nd AG
  • Half-Iron - 5:45 - Beach to Battleship 2011
  • Full-Iron - 10:19 - Beach to Battleship 2012 - 3rd AG

Personal Records Running
  • 5K - 20:02 - Cookie Dash 2012 - 3rd AG, 2nd Female
  • 10K - 38:59 - UAH 10K 2013 - 5th AG, 10th OA 
  • 13.1 - 1:28:37 - Oak Barrel 2013 - 1st AG, 5th OA
  • 50K - 4:19 - Recover for the Holidays 2012 - 5th OA

Goal Races 

  • Lake Guntersville, Olympic, May 04, 2013
  • Mach Tenn, Sprint, June 1, 2013
  • Rocketman, Olympic, August 25, 2013
  • Goosepond 70.3, Half-Iron, October 12, 2013