What’s it like to not train for a month? I can definitely say it’s great! October is my rest month, where I am under no pressure to train. I will do a bit of exercise because without it I will go crazy but the relaxation is well deserved. I won’t have to log on to Training Peaks to download my weekly training plan and I don’t have to put on my heart rate monitor or carry my Garmin 310xt every time I leave the house to record those vital stats. I can have a month of lie-ins instead of my 7am morning swims and there won’t be that lingering aroma of chlorine on my skin or the permanent goggle marks around my eyes.
My wetsuit has been packed away until spring-time and my washing machine will take a break from the relentless job of cleaning daily amounts of sweaty training kit. I have cleaned both bikes thoroughly, with a toothbrush I might add, and they will rest too in preparation for a long winter of demanding rides.
My wetsuit has been packed away until spring-time and my washing machine will take a break from the relentless job of cleaning daily amounts of sweaty training kit. I have cleaned both bikes thoroughly, with a toothbrush I might add, and they will rest too in preparation for a long winter of demanding rides.
I’m going on an all-inclusive holiday – a week of winter sun! My coach says it’s okay to put on a bit of weight as long as it’s not more than 2kg, so I will eat and drink whatever I like. I will be savouring a full-English for breakfast, appreciating the sweet delights on offer for afternoon tea and I might even indulge in a glass of red wine with dinner. I will be losing myself in imaginary fiction rather than concentrating on educational triathlon books and I will be swimming with a lie-low rather than a pool float and fins. The 1st November will arrive soon enough and my serious training will begin again. With this come total dedication, extreme discipline and a continual focus on next season’s ambition to become an Ironman.
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