The ending of triathlon season should be a joyous time. Don’t think of it as the off-season, but as an opportunity to try new things and exercise in different ways than you could during the peak of race season. In fact, I would say it is good for your mental health to turn off the triathlon training and focus on different types of exercise for a couple of months. Below I’ve listed out some great cross training alternatives to help you through the winter and leave you feeling strong and excited about the next triathlon training and racing season.

The last few weeks we have been trying to use up every available training hour he has in between work and work travel. He has had a couple 14 hour training weeks, which has been really good for him. His final preparation has been getting very race specific as we dial in race power for the bike, and race pace for the run. Here is a look at a key session in the swim, the bike, and the run.

July was a busy and big block of training and racing. Jason did two races, Mountain Lakes Olympic Triathlon at the beginning of the month, and Maine 70.3 at the end of the month. In between these races we kept the volume relatively high so we could keep the pressure on with just two months left of training.

It’s been a busy month of training and racing for Jason as he builds his fitness toward Ironman Maryland. Since my last update, Jason has completed another sprint triathlon (4th in his Age Group and made massive transition improvements) and has logged some serious bike and run mileage. He’ll cap off the finish of the Base Phase of training with one more triathlon, Mountain Lakes Olympic in two weeks time. Let’s break down what he’s been up to over the last several weeks.