Adapting to Winter.

Someone switched on Winter yesterday!! Minus 13 overnight and a good dumping of snow transformed the view out of the window this morning. This did not deter our valiant athletes over the weekend as we had an excellent, sweaty Spin class on Saturday morning and another great turnout at the Swim Squad this morning. I am so impressed by how hard everyone is working in these sessions and we are seeing real improvements every week. Consistency is the key to training success and we are excited about how fit everyone is going to be going in to 2014.

I don't know how long the snow will be around for this time but the challenge is now getting out to run. I hate running on treadmills so continue to get outdoors where ever possible. I like to stick on my studded trail shoes and run round soccer pitches and trails if the side walks and roads are too icy. This is a great all over workout as you not only work your legs harder off road but your core gets an additional workout as it works to stabilize your body on the uneven surface.

We have entered the 'Around the Bay' 30k road race next March so it is important that we keep the miles ticking over through the winter. These early races are always a bit tough to train for through the winter (like the London Marathon in the Uk which is in April) but it is good motivation to get out there and keep training. It is by no means our 'A' race but I am glad that we now have something to aim at through the winter.