January started out pretty good. Training, Life, Work.
February was tough. Seasonal depression, cold, snow. Training was tough. Life was tough. Work was good. 1 out of 3 isn’t too bad.
March was okay. I adopted the perfect dog. The pandemic hit. I worked from home. Training was okay then the YMCA closed. I lost momentum for all the above reasons.
April was much like March: work from home, walk the dogs, run or bike when it didn’t rain. No training plan. Races canceled.
It’s time for a 2020 reboot. It’s time to get on a plan; to train for something.
I’m turning my A race to the Mid State Massive in Massachusetts in October.
While I still am registered for five other races, my most important goal in 2020 is to finish a 100 mile race. Okay, truth: and to finish an Ironman. Oh yes, another truth: to complete the 3-day stage race.
But if everything gets canceled, I’m still hoping, and will start training tomorrow, for the October 2020 100 mile race.
But hopefully these races happen: Rock Hopper Chocorua Race, White Mountain Tri, Ragged Mountain Stage Race, IM Mont Tremblant, Gunstock Trailfest.
I hope all these races happen.
I’m going to do what I told myself I was going to do in 2019. This was my Leadville 100 mantra that I had to start using at mile 20. It didn’t work in 2019 but I have a feeling it might just work in 2020.
