This weekend concluded a three week away-from-home stint. Prior to that, I had been sick most of the year. Combining the two, I am in relatively awful shape. My weight is about 12lbs more than I’d like it to be, Lord knows what my fitness is like (currently cruising through my first ride back), and I’m a bit behind the plan…

I’ve chosen to cancel any events I had scheduled for April and possibly beyond, which unfortunately includes one of my favorites from last year. With that gone and one of the other two from the series not happening this year… yep, not doing that series.

So I’m right back where I was two years ago; I have all my eggs in a single race basket. Great.

So what’s the plan?

• Weekdays will begin with an hour walk with my laptop (treadmill) or an easy spin
• After that, a quick strength session
• And after that, at least an hour of riding… again with laptop because The Man don’t rest 😉
• Run twice a week
• Use my dieting app, which I just pushed a major update [edit: unpushed, found some bugs] for (first in two years)
• Drink two Nalgenes of water per day
• Wear my smart watch again – was nice being less connected, but it also permits laziness
• No eating after 8pm
• Once I determine I’m at the right distance from my big event, I’ll build out a proper training plan
• Once I have that big plan and if I’m not down to a weight I’m happy with, we may get to calorie counting like it is Leadville 2018 all over again (see the diet post)

One benefit of missing base-building season and “coming down” from last season’s fitness in a big way is that I’m far less likely to burn out this year. I think I only have about 8-9 months of good training in me per year and I usually kind of gas out a touch early or peak too soon. Let’s look at the bright side here, eh?

Onward! Choo choo! 🚂