Oh Where, Oh Where Have My Legs Gone?

My past two workouts have been garbage. On Tuesday I was able to do the minimum my workout required, but I was in a mental "funk". There was a lot of negative self talk during the first set of my intervals. The fact I was riding an 11-23 cassette on a steep climb probably didn't help much either. I think that contributed fatiguing my legs.
Another contributing factor was the previous day's strength session. It was the first time I have done a gym workout in over 1.5yrs and it really made me sore. That coupled with the two races I did this past weekend really drained my legs. I only hope my legs recover enough for this weekend's long rides. I have three 4hr + rides with lots of climbing scheduled for Fri, Sat, and Sun.
Getting back to the previous day's trainings, I haven't felt like this in a long time. Granted, I only started a structured training schedule a month ago, but I still don't like it. I don't like this feeling of not having any power in my legs. I also don't like not being able to complete a quality workout. It makes me feel as if I'm letting my coach down. I've been really strong up until this week, and now I can hardly ride at threshold for 6 minutes. Something is definitely wrong with my legs.
My legs were so weak yesterday I couldn't complete the minimum amount of prescribed intervals. I did two instead of 3 sets of 1-3. Oh well, at least I wasn't in my mental "funk".
As I write this my legs feel better. I'm looking forward to my recovery ride today. No pressure to complete intervals. Just a nice relaxed ride for time.
I'm somewhat nervous about my long rides because they are going to be done with some strong riders, and as I said before, up until now I have been thought of as a strong rider. Hopefully I can continue the facade throughout the weekend. Even if I don't it's not a big deal. It's training for God's sake, not a race. Racing is what counts. As long as I can continue to have good results I'll be happy.
I can't expect to have perfect workouts all season long. There will be crap workouts, and there will be high quality workouts. I still have five months of racing to train for, so two days in the "Valley" (low point) isn't a big deal.
Tonight I will get focused and relaxed for my hard workouts this weekend. I need to remember, it's only training, not racing. I'm not trying to show off how strong I am. I'm out there training for ME, to make myself stronger so I can continue to win races.