July 21, 2008
My races this weekend were painful because I don't perform well in heat over 95 degrees. Yesterday's recorded high was 98 and my race was at 1:00 pm.
Not fun.
I'm probably burned out because of the heat, mostly, but also I have been operating under a fairly strict schedule in my free time for about five years due to graduate school. I assumed that I would enjoy training for races after I graduated, and I did, but the constant need to follow a schedule is starting to wear me down. (Plus being in pain from two injuries, the broken toe and bruised ribcage.) It's time to take a sabbatical.
There are a lot of things I would like to enjoy with more free time. I will still ride my bike, but just for fun and without a specific purpose other than fitness. I want to play the piano, play with my nieces more often, go shopping for home decor, finish paving a sidewalk with rocks, build a herb garden, and do some deep cleaning in my house. Lots of things to do, but I won't have an agenda.
Posted by megabeth at July 21, 2008 08:35 AM
Yep, no agenda or anything in THAT huge list of stuff to do! Have a good rest. :)
Posted by: Outlaw3 at July 21, 2008 04:28 PM
OKAY... it is obvious I don't know how to do nothing, but at least some of those things on my list are relaxing!
Posted by: megabeth at July 22, 2008 01:02 PM
You can be busy and be relaxing. Days where I "putter" around and work on 5-6 things are often the best Saturdays I have! Just don't work hard at doing nothing.
Posted by: Outlaw3 at July 23, 2008 08:52 AM
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