T-Minus 20 days until I’m back…

I bought a personal calendar for 2010 the other day.  Today I officially marked Monday, January 4th as the official return to training season.

No more excuses.  No more easy life on the couch being fat and lazy.  Time to get back to daily workouts, heart rate training, aerobic burn…

No more guilty meals or excessive snacks or multiple desserts because “hey, it’s the holidays”.  Nope.  Back to trying to keep it lean and healthy with appropriately timed, healthy snacks. 

No more coming home to a nice beer or red wine after a long day.  Back to my in season regimen of only drinking on the weekends and special occasions.

To get myself ready I’ll spend part of the next 20 days deciding on my goals for this season.  I’ll also need to start to iron out a workout plan for the season.  After all, as they say, “A goal without a plan is just a dream.”

I’ll be sure to post about upcoming goals as soon as I get them worked out.

Prepping for the 2010 Season

Fear not faithful readers (HA!), for I have returned.  Well… more like I’m just checking in to let my adoring masses (HA, HA!) know that I haven’t deserted the tri-blog… I’ve just been in the offseason, so there hasn’t been much to blog about.

I’ve been spending valuable time recharging.  Come January, I’ll be back in full swing. 

Actually, I do have one thing to report.  Last Friday I enjoyed a few adult beverages and a gluttons feast of mexican food, so naturally I woke up on Saturday feeling like a fat load.  Ironically, I was too lazy to go to the gym, so I decided to go for a run around the neighborhood.  It was nice… sunny, 40 degrees (F), quiet… I knocked out 45 minutes and felt better about myself.

Of course, that was the first time I have run since my last triathlon (unless you count going on a “beer run”).  So here I sit, Monday evening with quads that feel like I’ve been powerlifting oxen.  AKA: hurts very much badly.

When will I learn to stop tempting fate and just enjoy the offseason…