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Conflicted on Goals

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

Only human

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