Taking an extra day to allow my inflamed knee to fully recover, was a good idea.  I had zero pain this morning, and so my winter training program is starting up again.

The weather was quite nice today, so I took advantage and went to the local park for my run.  I did a five mile run around the lake and towards the end, I threw in a few, fifteen second sprints.  It was a good run, with my pace increasing very gradually, the longer I ran.  This very slight negative split type run, always seems to happen when I am feeling strong. 

This afternoon, I re-waxed my bike chains and then did a ride on the bike trainer.  I did 75 minutes of zone 2 riding, and also threw in some sprints during the ride.  My legs felt a little fatigued as I pushed the higher power. Not surprising, given I had just raced for six hours at the weekend.

It feels good to be starting up again.  Another run and ride tomorrow, before I hit the trails for a long run on Sunday.  Looking at the weather forecast, that long run might have some snow involved!  It is time to unpack the winter run clothes.