Thursday, December 13, 2012

Coming Off of a Break...

As triathletes most of us (and yes I'm DEFINITELY included in this) don't ever really want to take a break.  We think we're going to lose everything we have, and everyone else is becoming more fit than us ect...  This year is the first time in a few years that I've taken a true break.  I do know it was the right decision, as your body cannot continue to get beat up year after year without a break.  That would be a great way to get injured!!  It's super important to make sure you avoid injury, and making sure that you start up after a break conservatively is crucial.

When you start training again you want to hit the ground running...and really all you're doing is running yourself into the ground if you do too much too soon.  Remember that you haven't lost everything you have, and that you're starting from a different (and hopefully "more fit" that makes complete sense in my head and probably doesn't on a blog) place than before.  I make sure to stress to our L3 Endurance athletes that they start slowly, and most importantly that they stay consistent.  Introducing more volume slowly is key, and we only want to introduce it when the body (and mind) is ready for it.  For example, we are in the midst of the holiday season...everyone is super busy with shopping, holiday parties, spending time with family (which should take a backseat to nothing) ect...  So would this be the best time to introduce another "stress" (which is exactly what adding more volume to training is) to your life?  Nope, enjoy the season, stay consistent with your workouts and lay off of that extra cookie/brownie/beer/egg nog/wine...whatever it might  be.  Get your workouts done early and get ready to rip it up in 2013.

Yesterday I came home to an unexpected package.  Zoot is seriously way too good to me!  I had an awesome package from Jake and the crew over there to help me get through this winter season running and riding in style!


 Zoot Ultra Wrksnano Thermocell Jacket
Zoot Ultra Team Cycle Jacket
Thanks Jake and everyone at Zoot you guys are awesome!!

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