Hi Everyone,
Ok so this is the latest in the week that I have written my blog but I promise I will do it on Sunday again this week. So for that reason I will keep this one nice and short. In Australia we are in Autumn and it is starting to cool down a little. Unlike the two years that I spent living in Norway there isn't a huge amount of difference between the seasons. I mean it does get cold but we don't have to worry about snow or ice or any of that ridiculousness you deal with in other parts of the world. I am just a bit soft and find it hard to get into the pool when the weather gets to single digits. So I always think of Winter as a good opportunity to mix up your training a little bit.
As a triathlete I suppose that I am quite lucky that I get to focus on three different sports instead of just one. I however, like any other competitor, like to try something different. For me I play soccer during winter. I have played soccer for most of my life. It was the first team sport that my parents signed me up for. Now before I go on I have a confession to make. I am a terrible soccer player. Not the worst in the world, but for someone who has played the sport since they were 5 I should be a lot better. But that is besides the point. I think soccer is a great opportunity for me to be a bit more social with my sport. Hang out with a great bunch of blokes and I think that the sprinting nature of running actually benefits my triathlon running at the same time.
There are some set backs to this as well. In 2013 when I had moved back to Australia I has spent the better part of 6 months preparing for Cairns 70.3. I had raced my second 70.3 in Canberra and gone 4:53 so I thought I would aim for a 4:45 at Cairns. So I went into Winter and was about 3/4 of the way through the season and about 3 weeks out from the race when I got taken out from behind. I went down hard and landed hard on my ribs. Yep you guessed it, I busted 2 ribs. I couldn't run, could barely run and don't even ask about swimming. I decided to just leave it and hope things would be ok on race day. Long story short was that I got the race done, but I could barely run as I had a stitch and couldn't breath it out.
I went into the 2013 soccer season being able to hold 5:00 pace and came out the other side being able to 4:45 pace. I am now in my third season since moving back to Australia and I still love the variation in my training. I still do my regular triathlon training throughout Winter but just take out some sessions for soccer training and games.
So whether you are a runner or a triathlete or just trying to get in shape why not try mixing up your training a little bit? If you train alone, why not try a team sport? If you play team sport maybe head to the gym to do some strength work that might improve your performance.
Anyway I hope you all enjoy your Easter weekend. Don't eat too much chocolate but feel free to relax a little if you want to. We can't be good all the time.
Happy Easter, get some training done and remember to TRI!!!
Ok so this is the latest in the week that I have written my blog but I promise I will do it on Sunday again this week. So for that reason I will keep this one nice and short. In Australia we are in Autumn and it is starting to cool down a little. Unlike the two years that I spent living in Norway there isn't a huge amount of difference between the seasons. I mean it does get cold but we don't have to worry about snow or ice or any of that ridiculousness you deal with in other parts of the world. I am just a bit soft and find it hard to get into the pool when the weather gets to single digits. So I always think of Winter as a good opportunity to mix up your training a little bit.
As a triathlete I suppose that I am quite lucky that I get to focus on three different sports instead of just one. I however, like any other competitor, like to try something different. For me I play soccer during winter. I have played soccer for most of my life. It was the first team sport that my parents signed me up for. Now before I go on I have a confession to make. I am a terrible soccer player. Not the worst in the world, but for someone who has played the sport since they were 5 I should be a lot better. But that is besides the point. I think soccer is a great opportunity for me to be a bit more social with my sport. Hang out with a great bunch of blokes and I think that the sprinting nature of running actually benefits my triathlon running at the same time.
There are some set backs to this as well. In 2013 when I had moved back to Australia I has spent the better part of 6 months preparing for Cairns 70.3. I had raced my second 70.3 in Canberra and gone 4:53 so I thought I would aim for a 4:45 at Cairns. So I went into Winter and was about 3/4 of the way through the season and about 3 weeks out from the race when I got taken out from behind. I went down hard and landed hard on my ribs. Yep you guessed it, I busted 2 ribs. I couldn't run, could barely run and don't even ask about swimming. I decided to just leave it and hope things would be ok on race day. Long story short was that I got the race done, but I could barely run as I had a stitch and couldn't breath it out.
I went into the 2013 soccer season being able to hold 5:00 pace and came out the other side being able to 4:45 pace. I am now in my third season since moving back to Australia and I still love the variation in my training. I still do my regular triathlon training throughout Winter but just take out some sessions for soccer training and games.
So whether you are a runner or a triathlete or just trying to get in shape why not try mixing up your training a little bit? If you train alone, why not try a team sport? If you play team sport maybe head to the gym to do some strength work that might improve your performance.
Anyway I hope you all enjoy your Easter weekend. Don't eat too much chocolate but feel free to relax a little if you want to. We can't be good all the time.
Happy Easter, get some training done and remember to TRI!!!
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