For months, the pandemic has gripped the attention of everyone. It’s been the topic of conversation, I’d wager, more frequently discussed than the British weather… and yet why?
You need to focus on you, build yourself up... and it’s not selfish, it’s vital for everyone else.
We live in fairly uncertain times, a pandemic sweeps the globe, politics is perhaps at its most polarised and we are not even sure if the text we read in the news is true.
I should be flying back from Miami with Nick right now. The Florida Keys 100 was meant to be on this past weekend and it was cancelled. No need to dwell upon the reason why it got cancelled. The email landed a few weeks back; I’ll be honest, it threw me…. I mean I “got it”, but was still annoyed. Not annoyed at the context, but …. well, let’s take a moment to go deeper.
It’s cold and dark, you are tired and the thought of getting out of bed is really not that appealing, but every time without fail you will be pleased if you do. I promise.
Here’s an article on some of the tricks that I use to help me continue to train through the winter months, I am no different to the next person, I have built up a toolkit over the years to reduce the chance of failing.