lessons of week one

• My ratio of workout toughness to fatigue is way out of whack. I could be fighting off the cold virus S has, it could be the stress of holiday busyness, or... I could just be lazier than I realized.

• Likely related to the first bullet, I am failing at morning training so far, fitting 2nd workouts in after dinner instead. This stops next week when our routine goes back to normal.

• I have to add 15-20 minutes to prescribed swim workout times to fit in the yardage indicated. I've got to believe it can't get worse.

• I'm curious how much longer "it's so pretty!" will be sufficient motivation to ride my bike.

• I got to ride hard enough to drip multiple drops of sweat last night in my chilly basement. Maybe I'm the only one who gets excited about such things?

• Wow, did I lose run fitness quickly.  The heart rate I reached only at race pace last month is now the number I hit just by barely breaking a jog.  Apparently I am excellent at off-season. 

• My house is already a mess.

• Equipment issues: tore my favorite silicone swim cap in half, heart rate monitor battery is fading, am riding with a sticky link in my bike's chain (that would take 15 seconds to fix), need to stock the pantry and freezer ASAP, want a bike cadence monitor for some feedback on the trainer.

• Mood: pretty good. Having Lola home from school and S working odd hours for the week has me off my game, so I'm pleased to have gotten stuff done this week nonetheless.