Feel free to take a few weeks to just relax, pay attention in class, maybe spin, swim or run just once a week to keep the joints moving but stay away from any kind of intensity. Use this time to do some reading on training ideas to break up the monotiny in your current training plan, diet, and review races from the season. Set goals for the future by reviewing the past, dont beat yourself up but constructive criticism is always a good thing. Increasing power is good, but at what distance, sprint/oly/half? Review what youd like to accomplish with specific goals and then find out what you need to do specifically to reach them. Your workouts for the season are the fine tune-ups and final preps for the test. Use the weeks and months before the exam to study and build on your weak areas. Youll find there are a lot of training options out there once you start digging. Hope this helps. Good luck!!

Hit the gym...play some intramurals...do other things to stay active besides a specific tri-training regiment. Your at college...there's plenty going on. Also, look into road races to focus on running...lots of options.

And finally, next time you want to RANT about something...don't get me excited by making me think you're planning an end of season rave. :)

Try to look at the big picture. Planning for your triathlon future is no different than planning for your real life career, etc. Where do you want to be in triathlon in 5 years? Ok now how are you going to get there? Next what steps do you need to take to make it happen and break it down like that. This helps make the "routine" stuff more interesting because you are working toward a bigger goal. Now if you have no "big" goals for triathlon then just chill out like someone else said and be a college student!!! :)

Use the off season to work on your weakest sport... Make a goal that will improve your weakness and you'll have a jump start on your next season. Good luck!

...my season will end the first week of december after my last trail race from the fall series here in northern va. i plan on doing nothing (serious) the rest of the month until first week of jan. i will lift, run, swim perhaps once or twice a week to maintain flexibility and muscle memory but unti jan i will not do any intensive training.

my base phase will be long slow runs, intermediate distance swims, and three sessions per weeks of heavier weights - about four weeks.

build phase i and ii are also going to be about four weeks but focused on longer runs, speed work, and cutting to two weight sessions with light weights. this puts me positioned for my first event next year which is a 50k in april.