Summary: Trying to motivate yourself at “A Race Level” all the time is a surefire way to injury, fatigue, and burnout. In the name of sanity, this is a great time of year to set your bar low. Instead of looking at yourself through a “race-shape-filter” be who you are and Just Do Something. The little things you do now will keep you out of a funk and eventually put you in the right place to train hard when the time is right.
