It's been a good week to train. The weather was weird, like weather is (25 to 60 and back again.. in January... in the northeast US...) but I finished all the rides and swims and runs and picked up all the heavy weights I said I was going to, so there's that. Yesterday I did 3 workouts, including a 1000 yard swim (that started faster than I used to swim and ended slower) and found new running trails. This morning I went back to Danny's cycles for them to install my pedals and I learned to clip in and out. Let me just say I'm glad that I have an entire winter on a trainer to figure that out, because I'm probably going to fall the first time I have to actually stop because I'm moving and not stationary, and I'm perfectly willing to put that pain off until the last possible minute.

I've been ridiculously tired, like, yawning all day tired. I think it's because I'm finally getting back to putting in proper training and because SWIMMING MAKES YOU REALLY TIRED I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. I still like it, though. It's all soothing and warm and splashy when everything outside is freezing (or freakishly warm... you know, depending on the day). For now, I'm about to change and get on that trainer again for an hour, the mere thought of which makes my butt spasm involuntarily, because whatever butt-toughness I had earned over the summer is now a distant memory thank-you-very-much. I have the NY Giants to watch in the playoffs, which could be good or bad, depending. Next week should  be more of the same because mandatory overtime is finally over (thank you benevolent overlords) and I get my personal time back. This is my schedule for the week: (I joined one of the mentoring forums on Beginner Triathlete and now I'm all about posting things to be accountable for them; humor me.)

Mon: AM running lactate threshold heart rate test, about 20-30 min of w/u and c/d and 30 min of test
Tue: AM swim, maybe weights, PM trainer ride
Wed: AM run - 45-60 min
Thu: AM swim & weights, PM trainer
Fri: AM run 20 - 30 min
Sat: run 75 min, possible trainer
Sun: swim 40 min, weights, trainer if none on Sat (or maybe both days)

Also, the Olympic marathon trials are next weekend! I'm a big Desi fan on the women's side, and it looks like Shalane's going to get in there too, but for the men, who knows? Hall, sure, but who else? Ritz? Meb? Meb seems healthy these days, but still. Eh. I'm for a surprising upstart, especially since Rupp just announced that he's out.