Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Periodizing is good. Maybe it'll take you a few weeks to get back into cycling shape, but you'll be mentally rested, eager to get back on, and hopefully physically having strengthened some of those stabilizer muscles that get neglected on the bike.

Even though I can both run and ride year-round, my fitness year has definitely become a cycle, with more running in the winter and more cycling in the summer, and I think it's a good thing.

Our road ride got rained out this morning, but I'll be going out and getting soaking wet on the commuter before too long, just to kick off the year. Just waiting for the lightning and wind to ease up a little.
I'm hoping that's the case. I have to leave my bike here at home when I go back to school, but on the bright side, the roads around school are not good riding even at the best of times. I think I'm going to work on core and overall fitness as much as I can between January and March.