Okay, I know it was just a week ago that I capped off the season with the Fall 50 ultramarathon. But the timing is such that my "off season" looks more like a recovery week. That's okay, because my taper looked more like an off season. Though I feel a bit sluggish, I was at the gym, Saturday, for a short swim and an even shorter run.
It was, however, a fairly challenging 1000 yards in the pool. And the 5K on the track was enough to leave me sweating pretty good. Signs that I'm still a bit wore out from last weekend.
The reason for the abbreviated off-season is the first day of November. For those who have followed my pattern for the past couple years know that November is dedicated to "30 Swims in 30 Days." So, I got those first painful swims (after a long break from the pool) out of the way.
Then, at our monthly Tri Fox meeting, it was announced we will be competing in a USAT event where clubs track their training volumes. Sadly, it starts in December. With swimming as the focus. Soooooooo, I'm shifting things around, a bit.
November is now "Cycling Pennance Month." I will be making up for very weak cycling training over the summer by putting in 20-25 rides of at least one hour, along with whatever other training can be worked into the schedule. That will allow me to dedicate December to swimming. While it will be impossible to get 30 days of swimming in, I might be able to squeeze in 30 swims (some two-a-days).
Thirty rides in November and 30 swims in December will give me plenty of time to recover from a very heavy run year. It will also let me put some time in figuring out how to improve my swim stroke. 2009 will start with another month focused on the bike, then move into February with a run focus. That will fit well as I start getting ready for some key road races early in the season.
I'll be switching back to Training Peaks as my primary means of tracking workouts On-line, and that will help me keep my training stats up to date, here. And you, my loyal reader, should keep me honest on that task, and remind me when it appears I've been lax in updating.
So, it promises to be a fun few months as I shift my focus off the run and back to areas where I have vast room for improvement.
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