I Was Just Too Tired to Show It

I Was Just Too Tired to Show It

by | Aug 16, 2026 | Lifestyle, Sleep, Training

I try to keep my training load fairly consistent, whatever the number happens to be that year. Some years it’s close to ten hours a week, in quieter years six to eight, and in the more motivated ones fourteen or more. The number itself isn’t particularly...
I Forgot Why I Was Racing. The Race Reminded Me.

I Forgot Why I Was Racing. The Race Reminded Me.

by | Aug 13, 2026 | Sleep, Training

It’s never one thing. A warm night that bites into my sleep can already knock down my motivation for the next day. A hard training session where the effort felt bigger than it should have. A video or article I put out that gets almost no reaction. An argument...
The Word My Watch Uses When I Get the Sleep Wrong

The Word My Watch Uses When I Get the Sleep Wrong

by | Aug 1, 2026 | Sleep, Training

Sleep after hard training isn’t one-size-fits-all. A four-hour ride in zone one or two barely registers as a load worth protecting sleep for — a night a little shorter than usual absorbs it without complaint. Twelve repeats of 800 meters above threshold, close...