2012 - 2013 Off-season Trialthlon Training Goals

Jason Ward before his first 5k run (2012)

My triathlon training goals for my off season (October 1, 2012 and April 1, 2013) is as follows:

1. Swim 22 miles - 25m lap pool
2. Bike 1,000 miles - spin and stationary bikes
3. Run 234 miles - on treadmill
4. Indoor Triathlon on Feb 24, 2013
5. Limited/no carbs after 7pm

I derived these totals based on the following facts:

1. There are a about 26 weeks in the above mentioned time frame.
2. I can easily bike 40 miles a week
3. Running 9 miles a week would be a challenge
4. Swimming almost a mile a week was a complete unknown.
5. The swim, bike and run ratio is close to that of a sprint triathlon.

So, how am I doing?

To date (12/6/2012 halfway through week 10) I am about 1.36 miles behind on the swim, 67 miles short on the bike and 38 miles behind on the run.  I intend on biking 40 miles, swimming 1/2 mile and running 6 miles.  The week before and the week of Thanksgiving I barely exercised because I was lazy and I ran a 5k (time 41:06) the day after Thanksgiving.

Now What?
I made these goals almost randomly.  My intention was to produce a base through volume as weight loss is far more an issue than speed.  After I lose some weight I will likely focus more heavily on intervals and drills to get faster.