I haven’t broken a sweat in weeks.
And I can’t say that I really care.
Most of the time, I love training for endurance events. But lately, I haven’t. I kind of feel like I’ve lost my spark.
The last 6 weeks or so have been a mix of mini-injury and illness. I guess I should count myself lucky, considering it’s been a long time since I’ve been sidelined for anything other than my own choice. Normally, when I’m not doing anything, there’s a itch to get going again, to sign up for something, to find a challenge of some kind.
But not this time. And it’s… weird.
That perpetual guilt most of us endurance nerds feel about not getting a workout in has pretty much evaporated. All those little red boxes in Training Peaks? Meh.
I was feeling fired up after an awesome little bikes-only getaway to Maui. Strong and happy.
But since then, the inconsistency that comes with not being able to get off the couch due to coughing like a life-long smoker has totally stalled me.
And now, I feel like it’s really hard to get going again.
I’ve given myself a 2 week hall pass to do whatever I want, whenever I want to. I’m hoping to reignite the spark by putting myself on a start line that I’m totally unprepared for.
That should work, right?
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