So, I think I’m getting better. The fever seems to be gone, as does the sore throat. These are both good things, as I am sick to death of laying on the couch, drinking 2-3 liters of Gatorade a day, and eating chicken soup. The glands in my neck are still swollen like hell and tender to the touch. (Note, despite the swollen glands, my tongue has not turned black, so we can rule out bubonic plague. I know this disappoints some of you, but whatever.)
I’ve been asked, in conversation, how I stay motivated. A lot of people will let the holidays, or an illness, or whatever, knock them off their workout schedule for an extended period of time, and that’s understandable. It’s certainly happened to me before. Usually, however, I make a point of trying to stay in the game mentally, even if I can’t make it to the gym or to get out on the bike — I subscribe to Bicycling and Men’s Health, and while I’ve been away from the gym, I’ve been reading them and itching to get out and start working again. Visualization for the upcoming season has been helpful, too — in 2007, I did poorly at the Hopkins Criterium, something I rocked in college (even with inconsistent training…and a lot of drinking) and floundered at this year due to my highly-inadvisable “race yourself into shape” training plan, and want to finish top-10 in 2008. I’d also like to win Grumpy’s Campus Criterium this year, as I did the race for the first time this year and fell in love with the technically-demanding course. So I’ve been spending some of my quiet, non-sleeping time visualizing having solid performances at both events.
If I’ve continued to improve tomorrow, I’m going to lock the road bike into the stationary trainer and spin through a half-hour of easy time on it. Nothing overly tough — just easy spinning. There’s no such thing as “junk mileage” at this time of the year.
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