Subject: RE: How does winter training differ from summer? What is this thing called winter?!
Seriously, I usually take a break in the fall and early winter from full-on tri training, although I don't technically have to do that; there just aren't many races in the region at that time. I usually focus on running, mainly because I like it, it's convenient during fall term, which is usually the busiest, and my favorite half-marathon is in early December. I just do maintenance for bike and swim. Then after that race, I dial back the running and really focus on swim and bike until the spring tri season starts (early spring here, March or even late Feb. ). Probably not relevant to you, but if you do live where you can train all three sports year round (or have the setup to do so indoors ), it's still important to mix things up with focus periods on different sports, take breaks when you need them, and not always be hammering all three sports--a good recipe for physical and mental burnout. |