The Offseason Blues

Listen to the sweet blues jingle and enjoy making up lyrics that describe how you'd like to get back to running or cycling.

Apparently taking time off from training is an epidemic that's engulfing athletes from around the globe and right here in Canandaigua, NY! The rental wetsuits are being put away for the year, the Zipp race wheels are polished and ready to go again next year, the legs are recovered...so let's get on with it already!

An important part of the yearly cycle is the period called the "offseason". It is actually taken from the Latin root for "Go ye not near thy running shoes", or so I've heard. Now that I think about it, I took Spanish, not Latin, so that may not be correct.

Despite the weak attempt at humor, the offseason is necessary to allow the body to rebuild and recover, and to allow the mind to focus on other things so that it may be fresh and ready to start the new season.

On November 1, we will start our 20 Week training program that will give everyone a great set of legs for the spring. We will be taking power tests and 5k run tests over the next several weeks, and are looking forward to some big numbers after coming off of a long training and recovery cycle. We are hoping to post some new PR's this spring before our race buildup begins.

What else is in store? The Empire State Games will be in Rochester, NY this year. We are hoping to have our Road Cycling Team compete, and we may even venture around the Northeast to compete in a time trial race series. We will see how it all goes with our Ironman training!

In the meantime, enjoy the offseason. November is just around the corner!