Late Hump Day

A bit of a tired day today. Not sure why. Lack of sleep perhaps? Hmmm, perhaps. Certainly not unusual for a morning where I have been on the bike. Training has been pretty solid for a few weeks now and that could be a contributor. It occurs to me that my recent injury might be a factor too. I am wondering, not for the first time, how much trauma takes out of your body. I know that if the injury isn't a factor physically it sure has been one mentally.

At the moment I am in a bit of a limbo around what is about to happen. I haven't had a chance to chat to my physio about the prognosis of this fracture and so I am currently operating in a vacuum. As it is I probably won't see the physio until Saturday. I am working on the assumption that I won't be racing Rottnest, but I am mentally not making that call final until I have seen him. However, I am also working on the assumption that I will keep training. I am not sure what the next target will be if Rottnest is off the cards, but there are a few possibilities. If Rottnest Long Course doesn't happen I am not too crushed, rather my mental fatigue is coming from the unknowns. I work best with a goal in mind. If that goal isn't Rottnest, but something else then that is fine, I can re calibrate, refocus and get on with it. Floating in between kills me. That is a bit of what I am feeling today I think.

Anyway, as a result I am making a call that I am not running tonight. I will move the run to tomorrow morning instead, since I can't do my usual swim session. I had been thinking of jumping on the trainer instead of going down the pool, but to be honest if I get on the trainer again in the next little while I may well go insane. Having said that I might do an easy spin on the trainer tomorrow after the run as a bit of a recovery session. I am mindful that I will have to be on the trainer for a few hours for my long ride on Saturday so I need to save up some patience for that.

I am keen to take this period of no swimming as an opportunity to focus on running and cycling for a couple of weeks. However, as has been the case for the last month or so, there is no point just rushing out and smashing down miles. My body is still regaining strength and trying to do too much too soon will just result in injury. So I see this as a chance to focus on the run and the ride, but within reason. That is another reason to not be on the trainer in the morning.

Another big reason for the lack of running motivation tonight is purely in my head. Due to clashes of schedule I haven't had an evening at home with my wife this week yet. Either she has been out or I have every night. Running tonight would make that run stretch just a little bit too far. Sometimes you need to keep things in perspective. An evening at home with the family is high on my list for tonight.

Oh yeah, also the weather in miserable. And who wants to run in miserable weather really.