Thru Endurance We Conquer!

March - normally by now I've gotten my entire event schedule planned out, with goals for the season. This year has been a little different. I still haven't quite gotten the plan down other then Growler and a few small running races. Part of the problem is there is so much to choose from - a race or fun sounding event nearly every weekend.... And what do I want to focus on? After a year of mostly cycling, should I maintain that momentum so I'm even stronger for 2019? Or maybe a mental break off the long rides and return to some running fun? So many questions. I find myself torn between sports this year. The riding focus last year was great and really what I needed after the effort of the 50m race. But I find myself seeming stuck in a rut as this year starts - same races, same rides, same trails. While I love the Growler and the atmosphere around that race, I don't find myself looking forward to it right now. And after that, still so undecided. Five would be nice, but m...

As athletes, we sometimes get caught up in the more then only human mind-set. We are stronger, more healthy and more resistant to things. That's true, to a point. It's also hard to determine when you've pushed past that point until it's too late. Sometimes it's there's a clear line, like an injury - but with most cases it's a gradual build of just not feeling "right." I'm as bad as the rest of them - both in feeling invincible to illness or injury and then ignoring that something has been holding me back. Back over Christmas Break, I got something - the crud that was floating around. Started out with three days of just miserable sore throat, so bad I couldn't even sleep because any kind of swallowing was pain. The sore throat turned into fatigue and congestion, which turned into severe congestion, unending coughing and fever. I of course ignored all of that, even after spending an entire night awake coughing up crap. I would take a few da...