Ohio Cycling Disorder (OCD)

It should come as no surprise that I like challenges and I see them as sort of bet. As in, I bet you can't ... <fill in the blank>. And I'm like ... "Hold my beer and watch this" (except the beer part because I really don't drink beer). When I decide to take on these adventures I don't like to broadcast it all that much. Why? Failure. For me, failure is really not an option and the simple thought of failing is fuel for me to push forward but failure does happen. It happens to all of use. Perhaps I deal with failure in a less than desirable manner than some (or most), so when it does happen I prefer myself to be the only one to have to deal with the aftermath. I struggle with, while kind in intention, the statements from those that knew of the adventure that I had planned. I take everything very personally, so the fewer people that know of my failures the better it is for me. I had seen a post on FaceBook as I mindlessly browsed one evening (been...

Given that all races, pretty much across the globe, are canceled through April and even as late as August due to the novel coronavirus athletes everywhere are struggling. What do I do now? Much of what I have read and listened to via podcasts are suggestions to do 60 to 80 percent of the volume you had been doing to maintain a strong and healthy immune system yet minimize the loss of strength and endurance that has taken months to build up over the off-season months. I agree with the logic, however for me, I love the process of training, sometimes more than racing itself since racing tends to come with added stress on the start line regardless of the discipline. I absolutely need to get outside for most of my riding and running otherwise, I would go nut, crazy, and totally mentally lose it. Being outside is my sanctuary. It is how I decompress, forget about everything going on in this totes cray-cray of a world, especially now, disconnect from everything, and just enjoy the me-time....