This is pre-season. I'm not doing any real hard training, at least I'd like to think so. (How I feel after swimming most mornings might disagree.) The runs are definitely all very manageable right now, although I'd rather be faster. Then there's cycling. I'm trying to get some riding by continuing to bike commute, except on those days when the weather conspires against me. (Fresh snow or temps below -10 will get me on the bus.) Other than that, it's just the Saturday morning trainer ride to provide any cycling stimulation. So on weeks like this one, I got commuting rides in on Monday and Tuesday, and have been otherwise bike-free for three days. When springish weather returns, I'll be able to get rides all five workdays, but for now, it's hit or miss. Because of this, I need to make the Saturday rides count, so after a few weeks of just getting my butt used to the saddle again, this morning I added a little bit of intensity work, as I try to slowly tickle my fitness upwards.
It was a workout that would have barely registered last fall, and even today wasn't much of a test, but it helped to get my heart rate up and turn the pedals a little harder. A quick 2x20 minutes at 220w as part of a two hour ride. This left me nicely tired by the end of the ride, but not shelled, so things aren't as far off as I may have feared. Add some stretching afterwards to keep my hamstring/ITB from becoming a problem again, and it was a nice morning in the basement.
Bike: 120 minutes, zone 1-2, w/2x20 minutes @ 220w, 10 minute recovery
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