They say that success in the summer starts with a good winter and spring of training. I know some of you are gearing up for early spring races, like New Zeland, Boston, Arizona etc etc.
Like small subset of the members of this forum, I train for two seasons. Winter is XC ski racing season and summer is triathlon. So I am actually around 6 weeks away from my first XC ski races, so I am trying to ramp the hours this month with some intensity (not a lot) starting early next month. I have 1 race in Jan, two in Feb and one in March. Then in early May, I'll likely head to St. Croix.
So for the moment I am on the "2 hours per day" training program. The weather is so messed up here in Ottawa Canada that I do whatever I can adding up to two hours per day. Some XC skiing, some running, some weights, a bit of trainer riding and the odd swim. Right now, I just go with the flow of weather, trying to get specific on skis when I can, but filling in with triathlon sports, noting a potential rendez-vous with the Beast in May looming in the background. Most of my triathlon training is technique focused, trying to maximize future speed given that my engine that is more or less as good as it will get.
So on the one hand, I won't have my usual solid winter break from tri sports. On the other hand, it won't be such a mad panic in April-May to get ramped for tris. Of course, this might also mean I burn out earlier next summer on tris. Time will tell.
Anyway, the last 3 weeks were 14, 16 and 14 hours. Over the Xmas holidays, I plan on one week close to 20 hours focusing on mega low intensity XC ski miles, but for the rest of the winter, I expect to be in the 10-16 range (closer to 10 on race weeks).
So what races are your gearing up for early next year, and what type of training are you doing? You guys doing IMNZ, IMOZ, IMAZ, what find of hours are you ramping up to this winter?
Like small subset of the members of this forum, I train for two seasons. Winter is XC ski racing season and summer is triathlon. So I am actually around 6 weeks away from my first XC ski races, so I am trying to ramp the hours this month with some intensity (not a lot) starting early next month. I have 1 race in Jan, two in Feb and one in March. Then in early May, I'll likely head to St. Croix.
So for the moment I am on the "2 hours per day" training program. The weather is so messed up here in Ottawa Canada that I do whatever I can adding up to two hours per day. Some XC skiing, some running, some weights, a bit of trainer riding and the odd swim. Right now, I just go with the flow of weather, trying to get specific on skis when I can, but filling in with triathlon sports, noting a potential rendez-vous with the Beast in May looming in the background. Most of my triathlon training is technique focused, trying to maximize future speed given that my engine that is more or less as good as it will get.
So on the one hand, I won't have my usual solid winter break from tri sports. On the other hand, it won't be such a mad panic in April-May to get ramped for tris. Of course, this might also mean I burn out earlier next summer on tris. Time will tell.
Anyway, the last 3 weeks were 14, 16 and 14 hours. Over the Xmas holidays, I plan on one week close to 20 hours focusing on mega low intensity XC ski miles, but for the rest of the winter, I expect to be in the 10-16 range (closer to 10 on race weeks).
So what races are your gearing up for early next year, and what type of training are you doing? You guys doing IMNZ, IMOZ, IMAZ, what find of hours are you ramping up to this winter?
