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More bad days than good

It all started last Tuesday night, racing at Eldorado Park.  It was fast, and while I stayed in till the finish, there were a number of times I almost quit.

Then on Wednesday, I went for my usual morning ride to the coffee shop. That's not normally a very fast or hard ride, although it can be at times, so I wasn't feeling too bad, but I really think it was the ride to Glendora Mountain Road on Friday, that has totally wiped me out.

So wiped out, that on the Saturday ride (aka the Hammer Zone), I got dropped almost before we started. I was totally demoralized, and ended up going home to mope and do nothing the rest of the day, and deciding not to ride Sunday and Monday to try and recoup my energy.

I'm sure everyone will agree that was a good decision (you have to listen to your body, everyone always tells me), but unless I have something else to do, if I don't ride, I feel like I've missed out on something, and things just seem to go down hill from there.

Then of course I had to go to work today, which presents additional challenges, some welcome, but a few not so much.

I don't know, maybe I've been riding too much lately (last month I put on 965 miles, and so far this month I'm already approaching 700 miles, and it's only the 22nd), but whatever it is, I better get over it soon, because right now I'm just not feeling much like doing anything.

Even getting up to head home from work, seems like a chore, and I'm sure not motivated to race Eldo tonight, but I may just have to force myself.
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Becky said…
Have you tried chocolate?
5:44 AM
Marc said…
Yeah, but I think that only makes things worse.
5:45 AM
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