I was poking around Strava and found this interesting data… I’ve run almost twice as much this year so far as last year at this time… 100 more miles this year and I’ll pass last year.
Similar story for elevation!
Bike wise I’m a little behind.. (I’m actually not sure where the target comes from, but it’s skewing the graph a bit.)
(I think I probably don’t have all of 2013 data in strava — I was using Daily Mile back then… I tried to copy everything over, but I’m thinking some stuff is probably missing…)
2sparrows 
Next you’re going to tell us that this increased training is the reason your results are better! Crazy talk, I tell you! 😉
Certainly increased volume but also “years” of consistency have everything to do with it. Well, “race experience” is a factor too. 🙂