Subject: RE: About to start PhD program. Take a break from triathlon? Yeah I'm 2 months post comps and it's been like night and day so far. Training before comps was swamped by reading, studying, research, teaching, etc but now it's just research (teaching is easy for me now ) so it's a lot more manageable to focus more on training. I took a break after my HM this in October to prepare for my comps and now that it's over I regret not keeping it up. I don't really think sprint training or just maintenance running miles would have hindered my comps (I over studied but it was by NO means easy lol ). Just some food for thought. Good luck this coming year and enjoy your program! |