I am cold…

Went for a bike ride after 40 min. swim and 20 min. run. Had a hope of riding close to three hours. But had to cut it short after 1½ hrs. I am not good in the cold. It may be 12-13 degrees, but it is damn windy. Felt like I could be thrown into the ditch any second. Back home my hands are shaking so next time it will be two set of gloves… But it seems like the winter is coming closer and closer. Since I started doing triathlon I have always done the majority of my bike sessions indoor on a spin bike. But I have decided that this needs to be changed. Everyone is also talking about the importance of getting enough D-vitamin, so I better get outside when the sun is shining… It will be difficult the next six months or so to get out on my racing bike so I have decided to invest in a mountain bike. I will train on this at least two times per week, and I will also try to do some cross duathlon races. Next season I will also do more shorter distance triathlon races so some mtb training combined with fast running sessions will be a good start to this. I want to get more speed into my running legs and will be doing more intervals. If I improve my speed on the shorter distance triathlon races, especially on the run, then I eventually will also be a better runner on the Ironman distance, which is my only goal.