Are Tuesday's too easy?

BIKE: 75 mins, about 20 miles. Did one mid-ring 30 min interval and one big ring 20 min interval.

Are my Tuesday's too easy? What a funny question to ask. I do my bike ride in the morning, but lately this ride hasnt been all that stressful for me. And by that I mean I'm not feeling it later in the day. I want to hurt later. What's going on?

Last year my Tuesday morning rides were a much-anticipated session. I'd leave the house early, head up the Sat morning in-town route, and hurry back for a morning work meeting. It was early, usually hot, and left me with a smug-buzz all day. Nothing like walking into your meeting at work freshly showered, on a ride high, feet up to rest the legs, and chugging a 500+ calorie smoothie for recovery. And nothing like being unable to focus on the meeting because your mind and heart are still on the road....

Missing this year is that singular focus of IM training. I'm training for a running race at the moment, so only my running has such focus. I've decided to postpone TripleT, meaning tri training doesnt really start until April or so. Starting April 1st gives me about 20 weeks of prep for Pigman. And with S-man being late in the year, I need to watch my burnout factor. For me Aug and Sept mean the start of burnout. I'm sidetracked.

The Tuesday ride--what's missing? Focus. I'm just getting on the bike and spinning the wheels. I'm watching SG-1 or LotR so I don't want to put in a spinerval DVD. But maybe that's what I need, because if I'm going to hang with the guys this summer I need to be improving NOW. So either put in a DVD or follow one of the plans.

And put a HR monitor on! Why is that thing being ignored so far this year? (Aside from the fact that it rubs the skin over my ribs raw?).

Another thing to do, while I'm here telling Myself what to do, start tracking time scheduling and metrics. Nutrition too. Quit slacking, the off season is OVER.

Get it in gear!