First weekend after Poto

Saturday RIDE 17.1 miles in 1hours, still indoors
Sunday RUN 4.2 miles in about 40 mins.

That whole fatigue thing was getting mental, so I woke up Saturday morning and said to myself, "Self, GIT THE F^CK MOVING". It seems to have worked :)

The Saturday ride is hopefully the last indoor weekend ride. It felt good and I was able to move up to higher HR zones without wanting to fall off the bike.

The Sunday run was originally going to be a swim then a run, but like always the swim gets dropped first. Having to work in the afternoon, having family coming to visit, and having a long to-do list were all valid excuses. Right?

So what's next? Cuz that's what I want to know and get settled right now. What is next? I have many options.

1. Michigan Titanium in 132 days. Full iron.
Why? Why not? I love this shit and I feel good. So do it. Also the date coincides with IMC and IML, so there will be LOTS of training partners.
Why not? Thought I was going to rest this year? Be a good training buddy? And what about next year, thought the focus was going to be on a late season iron next year. Maybe two irons next year? Vineman and Birthday?

2. 2-3 well-trained half irons, like Cutting Edge in 55 days.
Why? They're so easy.
Why not? They're just training races.

Gotta commit somewhere, and the easiest thing I see right now is to shoot for Cutting Edge Half in 55 days. It's cheap, close, and by the time that race rolls around I'll know how I'm feeling for MiTi.

Cuz let's be honest here...I've been in the pool ONCE since Redman (and not to mention that awful swim dream the other night in which I had ZERO arm strength and was staying in one spot even though I was swimming!) and I haven't been on a bike since last fall.  Sure my run and cardio fitness are super-duper right now. But my basic strength, base scheduling, and habits are out of whack.

Yet 55 days (it sounds better if you look at it as 1 month and 25 days...) is plenty of time to ramp into things and see how it all feels. The question then becomes which training plan to follow: the HIM or the IM?

And I'll say it now, so I can look back on the craziness of it, but I want to do another 50 miler, maybe late this fall. And if not that, them maybe 3 Days of Syllamo next March: a 50K, a 50M, and a 20K to make a 27000ft, 97 mile weekend. !!!