I’m starting to see a bunch of offseason questions brewing… EN, short fast or LSD, etc.
I’m curious what the ST masses would recommend to someone who won’t be doing a single race (70.3) until end of September next year and then is doing IM-Arizona (if I get in). Only stipulation is that I don’t want to do more than 12-15 hours a week until peak volume for IM training a couple months out from IMAZ.
Discuss.
man… a full year to focus your training without having to worry about racing…
What a great time to really try to “specialize” in one sport and maximize your gains!!
That is solely my opinion and I should say I’ve only been doing this for just over a year
Same schedule here except one Oly in August only because it is my favorite race.
Taking November very easy to let some dings heal. Dec, Jan & Feb will be 6xwk running (BarryP’s outline). By the end on Feb want my long runs to be around 16 miles. March-May will be bike focus. Will begin specific training plan in June.
I had the exact opposite thought. Work on my bike and only really work on technique for run. Keep swimming but nothing intense (that’s my easiest sport).
I had the exact opposite thought. Work on my bike and only really work on technique for run. Keep swimming but nothing intense (that’s my easiest sport).
Well, then, vaya con Dios. You’ve already decided what you want to do.
LSD training during the winter seems to be the current ticket from most folks - especially for longer duration event training come spring/summer/fall. It is always good to take some time off as well - absence makes the heart grow fonder?
If you have access to a coach, or a friend with a coach, take a look at their off season training - a lot of folks around here do LSD training on the bike outside, but do a single indoor computrainer session with some intensity once a week to keep a little sharpness in the legs…
get into trail running and your world will change for the better instantly! It does HUGE things for your endurance and its a whole lot of fun.
You said brewing…so brew some beer and drink lots of it. If your in the 40-44 AG drink a little more for me:0)
I had the exact opposite thought. Work on my bike and only really work on technique for run. Keep swimming but nothing intense (that’s my easiest sport).
Well, then, vaya con Dios. You’ve already decided what you want to do.
Informative as always. What would ST do without your brilliant remarks?
“and only really work on technique for run”
What does that even mean?
I had the exact opposite thought. Work on my bike and only really work on technique for run. Keep swimming but nothing intense (that’s my easiest sport).
Well, then, vaya con Dios. You’ve already decided what you want to do.
Informative as always. What would ST do without your brilliant remarks?
You’ll get to find out, starting tomorrow.
Pretend I was being Paulo there, and try to understand what I meant, not just what I said.
Here - let me spell it out for you:
I was going to make some suggestions, but basically you took the prior ones made, & told them what you already had in mind to do.
IF you’re going to do, what you’re going to do, you don’t need us to inform you. So why even ask then?
That you’re apparently already a good swimmer, means you can do little to none of it in the offseason.
Put it in “maintenance mode”. Or shelve it entirely (yes, I know there are lots of folks who disagree with this position. It’s still an option to consider.)
What’s your weakness? Work on it.
Or - do an extended block of focus on 1 sport for a few months, then do another block on the other.
It’s hard to improve measurably at 2 different sports at the same time, particularly bike and run, since doing 1 a lot/hard, can take away from the other.
yo ML - since i haven’t decided how to spend my winter . . .
when y’all do “an extended block of focus on 1 sport for a few months”, how long can you do it until you platuea? or burn out mentally?
Don’t get fat.
I’d sign up for more races. Nothing till fall seems awfully boring.
Why one race so far out?
Suggestion - set mini monthly goal races/events to keep you motivated and focused. They don’t have to be big triathlons( but they can be), they can be small local running races, or charity bike rides, or time-trials etc . .
Regarding the “off-season” - the real answer is that, there should not really be one. This is an aerobic sport. You get better by doing more of these activities over time. Start by embracing and really enjoying what you do. Make it part of your day to get out and do something, at a moderate level of aerobic activity at least ounce a day, every day.