From IAAF:
" Their holiday over, Lagat went to New York as a guest of the ING New York City Marathon last weekend. It was there, after his break, that he resumed training with a 30-minute run in Central Park. “Once the season is over I just pack away my running shoes and never see them until November 1,” Lagat said.
“I don’t do anything at all. I just ride a bike with my son a little bit, maybe just on my driveway. Since 1998 I have timed my start to be November. I go for 30 minutes all of the first week – one run a day then eventually I will do twice a day and increase the distance.” "
Wow, how about a nice 2.5 month break each year!?