New year planning.

For those who still don't know my resolution is to complete an Ironman ditance triathlon in the next few years. Therefore this years resolution will be some stepping stone on the way to that. More about that latter. Instead I though I'd jot down what I had instore for myself for my holiday time off.
 This week I'll hit the gym Tuesday and thursday as the works Christmas do is Monday and Friday is Christmas eve. I shall therefore be having a glass or two of christams cheer. On Wednesday I really need to finish my wrapping card writing and etc.
 Obviously Xmas and boxing days shall be "rest days" but htis leaves the dual bank holiday the two days of leave I've got before new years day and then the proceeding bank holiday I have a lot o training time I could use. I thus plan to use the days to get out and run and cycle as much as possible. This will of course depend on the weather for the bike. I also want to swim more of the 60 length or more numbers to start building my endurance in that category too. I also want to train up for the next Wadenhoe by running the MTB up and down a track that runs up a railway foot bridge. The track is off road slippery and about the same height and gradient as the Wadenhoe hills. If not a bit steeper and higher. Thus by running myself and the bike up this trial over the interviening weeks I hope to file away the rough edges that are causing me so much hassle in the races. i.e gear changes on the hills. If I can get up the steeper hills in the higher gears without have to shift the big cogs I'll remove one potential cause. Not to mention the speed advantage.
 We can but try.
 I'v also been doing some analysis of the previous two races winners. Although the first place man in the 1st race was faster on the run then my fastest run he is slow on the bike section comapred to some of his rivials. The winner of the second race has a big advantage over everyone on the bike and hence his dominaton. I will need to be able to at least match this to stand clear. If I could do this and run like the wind and translate well. I could be in contention.
 So Christmas is fun New years is going to be all business.