Just got to get into a schedule/routine. I think it's tough for most of us through these colder months. I did IMFL last year and had a coach work up my training plan. That definitely helps, having something concrete to do each day.

What are you worried about? You have 252 days left. You can take a few more weeks off. Put on your sweats, rent a bunch of movies and sit on the couch and eat ice cream with the new dog. And the Oscars are about to be announced so there are so many good movies to catch up on! And it is so cold outside, and it is probably going to rain anyways. And you wouldn't want to get your bike dirty. So put the bike in the garage, out of sight. And your knees! Aren't they still store? I think you need more time-off to recover. Your skin and hair are all dried out too from the chlorine in the pool, so no swimming for awhile. Who needs to do Ironman anyways? You don't have anything to prove, so take it easy. You can always get started in a few weeks, maybe a month or so. The race will take care of itself. No one else is training anyways.

I train so I don't have to look at my log and see blank days last month.

Go! you've got the training partner already! get gone!

You cant mention a puppy in a thread and not include pics. There's some kind of rule about that.

Just get out the door. Get moving and it will all fall into place.