Perspective

Have been feeling a bit like a broken record recently. Don't feel good, can't train properly, blah, blah, blah. You get the idea. It is times like this that I regret making the decision to update my blog daily. Not exactly compelling reading unfortunately. Trust me it has been frustrating from my end too.



It has been a good step back though. It is nice to occasionally be forced to have some perspective. We tend to get so caught up in this sport that we do, that we can forget that it is just a sport. When it all boils down to it though, what is the impact if I can't train properly for a little while? Or even if I have to miss a race. On a macro scale, not a lot, the world still turns. But even at a personal level, the impact isn't that big a deal. I will get back to race fitness. There are always more races. There is absolutely zero consequences associated with me being sick. That sounds absurd to my ears to say that. Surely, I tell myself, surely it is actually a really big deal. But when I sit down and really think about what it means, the reality is that it isn't. I can't think of one area where it will matter in the long term. Frustrating yes, disastrous, no.



I do this sport for me, and so when I can't do this sport for some reason the only person it really impacts is me. If I can come to terms with it, then the rest of the world probably doesn't mind one way or another.



Sometimes you just need to sit back and remind yourself of that.