Swimming and Snow

Well, the snow has hit us here in CT. This presents some challenges to training but I have set myself up to have alternate methods of training indoors. My temperature limit for cycling outside is about 40 degrees F. I have a pretty good setup at home to cycle indoors with my computrainer. I put my road bike onto a trainer which is hooked up to my computer. I am able to train with a power meter and track key performance indicators with this. It is such a valuable training tool that I use it all year round but obviously more now since I'm not riding outdoors.

My swimming block is continuing. I missed a day last week because of a snow storm that closed the YMCA. I "only" swam 12,000 yds. last week but I got in some good run and bike workouts along with a bunch of core workouts.

I managed to train 12 hours last week and I'm on pace for a similar week this week. I suspect I'll have a recovery week next week.

My biggest challenge isn't the cold weather or the snow or the treadmill or all the swimming......its the darn Christmas cookies that are floating around everywhere this time of the year. I have no will power to say no to cookies. I really can't wait until the holidays are over for this reason only. I'm still maintaining my weight but not making much progress....but its okay.....its a long year and its time to enjoy the last few weeks of the year :-)