Subject: RE: I am so flipping sick of training...I think I'll just spin for a whileLots of us who train for a specific race for months or even a year when you finish a race there is often a post race blues. Your body and mind were focused on a specific event for a long while and it needs a break. I typically take two breaks a year. First is normally in June after my spring A race. I normally take 1 week off of running and do some light riding and swimming. Second week will be a bit more training but lighter than a rest week. Second is after the season is over. I'll take 1-3 weeks off with 1 week off then doing what ever I want. Taking the breaks is huge to recharging my mind and allowing my body to recover. When I first started taking June breaks I didn't want to. The following year I was looking forward to my break and asked my coach to be sure I got it. My A race was 7 weeks ago and I finally am feeling back to normal, have set some new goals and am fired up. I was a little surprised how long the post race slump lasted but I guess that is because it was a long race..my first IM.
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