The Off Season 'no-plan plan'

Before jumping into structured training for next year's big adventure, I want to take some time for some 'unstructured' training. I don't want to feel like I am training for this race for 12 months, but there are some things that I will take the next few months to focus on, and hopefully be in a stronger, better place when formal training starts.

So the plan, loosely defined, is as follows. The goal will be to hit 80-90% of the below each week, with no guilt about missing anything.

1. Log food to hopefully shed a few pounds, but also just to serve as a daily reminder that crap in=crap out;
2. Continue to slowly build running base miles. Incorporate hills, strides, but NO speed. Try to get to and maintain a 1:45 to 2 hour long run over the winter. I love winter running.
1. Start to run at lunch. Rock Creek Park is outside my building. Use it. Bird baths are OK in the winter.
2. Continue to pool run to supplement miles if foot/ankle is wonky.
3. Strength 2-3 times per week, including yoga 1x week.
4. 3 bike rides per week
1. 1 trainer ride with focus (Spinervals),
2. 1 easy, hill ride outside (Mt Vernon-Custis-WO&D loop), 
3. 1 longer weekend social ride - no attention to pace, butt in saddle matters, try for at least 2 hrs;
5. SWIM. 
1. For October/November, in the form of getting back in the water 1-2x per week at Wilson, even just for an easy mile.
2. Starting after Thanksgiving, this will take the form of Masters. I am actually really excited to get my swimming to a place it hasn't been in years. I have been able to 'fake' my way out of real swim training the past 4-5 years in triathlon while still having decent race results.  That ends this winter.