It's weird not doing any serious training, or planning and taking part in races. I just want to keep going strong, but I know my history of over training, and I don't want to burn out in January. I still do a little bit of training to keep myself active (swim a couple of times a week, some indoor cycling, a light run and some weights), but nothing serious. It's nice to just relax and think about the past season, and make plans for the upcoming season. I'm excited about Muskoka 70.3 which I have signed up for, the 3 1/2 marathons I plan to do, trying Olympic distance races, and revisiting all the races I did last year to see how much I can improve from last year. My current (unofficial) schedule for next year is as such:
MAY 16 - MISSISSAUGA 1/2 MARATHON
JUNE 6 - MILTON GIVE-IT-A-TRY (as a warm up for the season)
JUNE 20 - GUELPH OLYMPIC DISTANCE
JULY 4 - HURONIA SPRINT
JULY 17 - GRAVENHURST OLYMPIC DISTANCE
JULY 25 - MUSKOKA LONG COURSE
AUG 8 - BARRIE SPRINT
AUG 22 - ORILLIA SPRINT
SEPT 4 - GUELPH II SPRINT
SEPT 12 - MUSKOKA 70.3
SEPT 26 - WATERFRONT 1/2 MARATHON
OCT 17 - TORONTO 1/2 MARATHON
yup, probably biting off more than I can chew. My goal is to go hard these next few years leading up to my first Ironman, and then after that, just settle in to a routine of races and a 70.3 and Ironman once or every other year.
