Off-season

I am presently doing a lot of speed work in my runs and will keep running throughout the winter. 

I plan on hiring a coach to help me with my swim technique over the winter. 

And I plan on doing some x-country skiing.  I am hoping to participate in a 50km loppett in the Gatineau Hills in early February.

Although I would very much like to participate in spinning classes, I just find that they are much too expensive.

Hey Elly my daughter joined the UWO tri club as well you might run into her there her name is Kim Sweeny.

I plan on biking to work until it gets to snowy (end nov early dec)  running 2x a week strength work 2 x a week  and swimming a couple times a week. Lots of training time spent on technique and building endurance base(LSD). I am working on changing my running style after reading more about what makes a good runner. My swimming needs drill time to further improve technique.  Everything aimed at improving on my current base but not pushing for speed per se, the speed should increase as a result of better technique and continued base training, save the speed training for closer to race season (at least thats what all the training plans /coaches suggest) Admitedly its harder to train without an immediate goal of a race in 8 weeks etc. But between injuries / and car shopping / year end at work I am still getting some regular workouts in.

My off season is just coming to a close. I've taken the past two months off pretty much. I'm starting my Marathon training program now. I also want to focus on some strength training over the next few weeks. I found I lost 5 lbs during my off season and it's time to ramp back up again.

 In regards to off seasons here's my thought...

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