There is comfort in quitting. The relief that comes from quitting is enough to overcome the initial desire we had in the first place. Comfort becomes the release, the goal and the culprit. Because the shame shit storm we feel post quitting is way worse than the quit itself.

Before the outbreak, we all had human brains with human thoughts and now we have our same human brains with the extra layer of uncertainty that COVID-19 threw in the mix.

Uncertainty is a hard thing for us to deal with, but we forget to recognize that we’re always dealing with uncertainty.

Think about it this way: your training plan is your sacred scripture and how you use it is your sacred tradition. The scripture is only as good as the tradition. The what (swimbikerun training) is only as good as the how (mindset) it’s implemented.

Last weekend my coach put a 5k virtual race in my Training Peaks. My instructions: she wanted a race simulation in that I’d do a warm-up, then a hard 5k effort, and a cool down and note the time. The goal was a hard effort on my pick of course.

I had to tune in. I had to literally stop and ask myself: what’s the matter, love? With compassion and no expectation.

It was refreshing. And then a little scary because a lot came up.

I learned that if I’m going to ask, I better brace for the answer!