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Your non-racing season focus?
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 2013-12-01 6:08 AM |
Elite  3495     SE |  Subject: Your non-racing season focus?Bad boys Bad Boys whatcha gonna do, whatcha goona do when they come for you? December is here! |
| 2013-12-01 6:43 AM in reply to: phatknot |
Master 1730 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? re-building the engine. Dec. is an important build month. I need to get consistent and add some volume. The other focus is strength training. I have a nice routine going. I can tell the difference after just two months and the first month was light weight to adapt. I know it will pay off in the spring. Also, I am doing Hot Chocolate 15K in Jan, Thrill in the Hill Half in Feb and Publix Half in March. I am not sure I will take any of them serious except the Publix half where I simple want to run faster than last year.
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| 2013-12-01 2:27 PM in reply to: phatknot |
Expert 1128 Fort Riley, Kansas | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? I'm focusing on running right now, not because its my weakness, its actually my strength, but just because I enjoy doing it. I felt a little burnt out on SBR all at the same time after Ironman Louisville this year, so I have been focusing on running for a 50k in January and for Tybee Run Fest (all 5 races) in February |
| 2013-12-01 4:59 PM in reply to: phatknot |
Veteran 380 | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? |
| 2013-12-01 7:51 PM in reply to: phatknot |
| Member 206 Roswell | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Starting this week, I will be doing a lot of swimming and a lot of strength training and keeping bike and run in maintenance mode. I will roll back into more intense bike and run as we get closer the Spring. |
| 2013-12-01 9:52 PM in reply to: chrishatcher1138 |
Extreme Veteran 680 Acworth, GA | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Mtn bike handling skills, riding smooth and learning that the brakes are there to make you go faster, not slow you down..... Spend time on the trails building the run leg power as well. Off-road, there is no such thing as a non-hilly course. The overall plan is to still keep a balance between all 3 SBR, I enjoy the water and love the trails too much so it's tough to not want to dial one of the 3 legs back. |
| 2013-12-02 9:36 AM in reply to: Mc Q |
Master 2485 Atlanta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Back in the day, I used to have long-course races early in the calendar year, so the non-racing season would kind of merge with a build for whatever was next. Not much of an off-season for a long while. Now that I'm at my leisure with nothing especially urgent to prep for until June, the focus is on letting the beat-up parts recover while not losing any more fitness than I can get away with. And definitely not gain any weight. Gentle doses of S/B/R, rinse, repeat; not too worried if I'm making myself faster for a bit. |
| 2013-12-03 8:05 AM in reply to: alltom1 |
Member 285 | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? I'm just trying to be consistent. Training schedule starts in January. Next year is going to be long with the Chattahoochee Challenge Half in April and IMCHOO in September. Trying to figure out how not to burn out! |
| 2013-12-03 8:53 AM in reply to: Mc Q |
Master 1402 Cumming, Georgia | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Originally posted by Mc Q Mtn bike handling skills, riding smooth and learning that the brakes are there to make you go faster, not slow you down..... Spend time on the trails building the run leg power as well. Off-road, there is no such thing as a non-hilly course. The overall plan is to still keep a balance between all 3 SBR, I enjoy the water and love the trails too much so it's tough to not want to dial one of the 3 legs back. x2! 2014 race season is planned and need to get back to running. Might kick off the 2014 season with an early XTERRA in Key Biscayne, FL in February. |
| 2013-12-03 8:55 PM in reply to: csharp1171 |
Extreme Veteran 680 Acworth, GA | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Originally posted by csharp1171 Originally posted by Mc Q Mtn bike handling skills, riding smooth and learning that the brakes are there to make you go faster, not slow you down..... Spend time on the trails building the run leg power as well. Off-road, there is no such thing as a non-hilly course. The overall plan is to still keep a balance between all 3 SBR, I enjoy the water and love the trails too much so it's tough to not want to dial one of the 3 legs back. x2! 2014 race season is planned and need to get back to running. Might kick off the 2014 season with an early XTERRA in Key Biscayne, FL in February. Hmmmm - Key Biscayne.... Miami in mid February with a warm ocean swim, sandy /tight and twisty bike course with a 4 mile trail run. Had a friend race it last year and enjoyed it quite a bit. Effort level for that course puts it squarely between a sprint and Olympic. Tempting, tempting. Hickory Knob, SC will the first on my list this season, stringing races for 3 of 4 weekends in April - Hickory Knob/SC, Auburn/AL, Yargo/GA. That's my motivation right there to keep at it or else I will end up having to race my way into shape ! |
| 2013-12-04 8:04 AM in reply to: Mc Q |
Master 1402 Cumming, Georgia | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Originally posted by Mc Q Hickory Knob, SC will the first on my list this season, stringing races for 3 of 4 weekends in April - Hickory Knob/SC, Auburn/AL, Yargo/GA. That's my motivation right there to keep at it or else I will end up having to race my way into shape ! I've got those 3 on my schedule as well. I think I'm more excited about a year of XTERRA races than I was about doing another full this past year. |
| 2013-12-11 3:29 PM in reply to: phatknot |
Veteran 122 | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? I'm working on cycling through and through. Having a great time on the bike and really enjoying early morning, pre-traffic, rides. It's cold but helps build the foundation for fun later. |
| 2013-12-11 7:15 PM in reply to: coelder |
Master 2485 Atlanta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Originally posted by coelder I'm working on cycling through and through. Having a great time on the bike and really enjoying early morning, pre-traffic, rides. It's cold but helps build the foundation for fun later. I got Cody to join my cycling club and he's teaming with some other guys who are really, really strong. I predict total domination of Cat4 and by season's end, these d00d's will be 3's without any doubt. Cody, you ever going to do a tri again? |
| 2013-12-13 4:44 PM in reply to: alltom1 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? i'm focusing on the bike! using trainerroad and just bought a powertap (ebay, yeah!) and am going to work on increasing FTP. doing a lot of 2x20s at/above FTP and it sucks! also working on the swim...need to get faster in the water! the run will come later. |
| 2013-12-13 4:56 PM in reply to: 0 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Your non-racing season focus? Originally posted by alltom1 Back in the day, I used to have long-course races early in the calendar year, so the non-racing season would kind of merge with a build for whatever was next. Not much of an off-season for a long while. Now that I'm at my leisure with nothing especially urgent to prep for until June, the focus is on letting the beat-up parts recover while not losing any more fitness than I can get away with. And definitely not gain any weight. Gentle doses of S/B/R, rinse, repeat; not too worried if I'm making myself faster for a bit. Kind of what I've got planned, except that will do a few HIMs later in the year...none leading up to the big one in May. I'm not worried about getting faster, just working so that I don't slow down as fast as everyone else!! :P Edited by d00d 2013-12-13 4:56 PM |
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