The rhythm of training

I ran 5.5 at lunch and swam after work today. I'll try biking to work tomorrow with a lunch time run - that is always a challenge, but makes me strong. The weekends should be Swim/Bike on Sat, then Bike/Run on Sunday.

I'm starting to get back in the groove. A detailed structured training plan doesn't work for me - my life is too busy and the way I feel from day to day really drives my training. I have some principles I follow and some weekly goals that I try to meet. How I fit it in really depends on how I feel, the weather, and what else is going on in my life. I generally know how my body is going to respond to things - never ride hard 3 times in a row - don't run the day after a long run or speedwork.

In the end, it gets pretty simple if I don't try to over think it. My big downfall right now is that I stopped my training log and use the time for this blog. That means I forget when I need a down week. In the end, all a down week for me is is less volume one weekend a month. Normal life demands naturally creates a down week for me periodically (i.e. last weekend was Jim's memorial and Mother's day).