It’s the official beginning of winter, and you are probably resolved to start training for the upcoming season. But we are all human, and it is sometimes difficult to get the momentum going. Have faith … it will start coming together. Sporadic sessions will become more consistent, the flab will start to disappear. Times will come down. Best of all, it’s not too late to lay down the work for a great season!

Every year when I read the Hawaii Ironman stories I get that blue end of the season feeling. The leaves are falling off the trees and for many of us snow is in the forecast. Many of us reflect on our performances this year and start preparing for next season. I find that most triathletes tend to respond to the off-season in one of two ways. Some take too much time off and get totally out of shape and others keep training hard and are seen running intervals at the track.
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