# Winter is coming, gotta think about base period **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [September 14, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/winter-is-coming-gotta-think-about-base-period/20943 "2019-09-14T03:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 229
**Author:** ![martinheadon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/martinheadon/32/7705_2.png) [@martinheadon](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/martinheadon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/winter-is-coming-gotta-think-about-base-period/20943/229 "2020-09-24T15:04:22Z")
> [@Bbt67](#): > > Effectively on my post season break a few weeks early. Normally start planning and starting my base period the 2nd week of October. > So Winter is coming, gotta think about base. I will be starting my 2021 sessions / training first week of October. Yep, as per [my post](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/time-off-the-bike/43086) I’m in week 2 of 2 weeks off the bike. Next week I’ll still be trying to improve my capacity to absorb and recover from run sessions, but will add in easy bike rides. Then from early October it’ll be as much volume at Z2 as possible (or tempo when time-crunched) + a couple of runs per week, and some strength work. Maybe around mid-November, I’ll reduce the running down to 1 a week, but start doing more and longer tempo intervals (nothing strenuous, just building up muscular endurance) on top of the Z2 rides. Base will officially end mid-December where I’ll have a 2-week FTP block periodisation before the festive break, then start Build in the New Year. Obviously all subject to change and will adapt as life / reality gets in the way! --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/winter-is-coming-gotta-think-about-base-period/20943)._