Winter Training

I signed up for Syracuse Ironman 70.3 to force myself to train for a half ironman, something I have talked about doing for more than a year. Now I'm committed.
My big city Olympic this year is Philadelphia.
And I am going to do the Tahoe Century Ride again, as a Mentor for Team In Training. My wife, Nancy, is going to do the ride as a participant, so she will be the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fund-raiser for 2010.

As a birthday/Xmas present, Nancy gave me a weekend clinic for Total Immersion Swimming. An almost complete change in how to swim. I hope that by Spring, I will get the technique relatively locked in, and maybe improve swim times next season.
At the same time, I started last spring running less on my heels, then this Fall, I changed my running over to what is called the "Pose" method, or sometimes "barefoot running." It has really changed things: my knees no longer hurt after a run, and I think I have more energy. It relies on using the calves and the back of the leg to cushion the pounding of running, but requires some strengthening of those muscles, and care not to injure the Achilles' tendon. So far, so good. For a great book, and one which explains why you might want to make the change, try "Born to Run" by Christopher MacDougall. Great read, even if you don't change your running form.
I also bought a new bike : Cannondale slice 5 triathlon bike, all carbon, set up for time trials.
So, I've changed all three segments of my triathlon training. Dumb? or smart? I guess the 2010 season will tell.