Getting through Winter

Well I don't think winter will ever end. When it comes to training in the cold, every day seems to be an uphill battle. I guess it's just part of the cycle. Before you know it I'll be punching out 6 hour rides and be in the heart of racing season.

Oh yea, this is my first blog ever and you never know, might be my last. We'll see how bored I get typing on here.

As some of you know I'm in the middle of training for my 2nd Boston Marathon. In 2005 I ran the race for the first time but was recovering from a nagging shin injury, and the race didn't go very well. I hope to stay injury free and have start off the 2007 right.



Back to the original topic...getting through winter. I think the key to making it through the off season is to try and not get burned out early and build your base back up. You should be at that point where you start to notice the scale shedding a couple pounds, and if you gained 10 or 15 pounds in December, not to sweat it. Often I'll find myself on a 8 mile run and I'll start to pick it up and I'll knock off a couple 6:30 miles, and you just have to tell yourself to take it easy and it's not time to run a fast pace yet.

posted by Chad Holderbaum @ 9:23 PM Comments: 1