Blog about being sick as a dog on a log in the fog

Of course, just as I start getting into a good training rhythm, I get sick.

It came on gradually. It started Tuesday with a sore throat. Wednesday started the occasional cough. I kept hoping it was some kind of late-season allergy. Thursday I felt like I was being stabbed in the throat when I tried to talk. Today, I'm in full-on cold mode.

I've done a couple of light rides just to help me feel better mentally, but I haven't lifted since Monday and I have not done any serious interval work all week.

The timing could not be worse. With Shelli's surgery in just over a week, she cannot get sick right now. So I'm trying my best to keep my germs to myself.

The More Something Changes....

So, yes, I've renamed the blog.

When I started this blog 5 years ago, the name Fat2Fast made sense. I was 200 pounds and 30% body fat and trying to get back into shape. After almost 2 years of near-zero training, my fitness was pretty low and I was not fast by any stretch of the imagination.

The name really doesn't make sense for me anymore. Like any cyclist, I'm always obsessed with my weight, but it's really not my big concern now. I hope to not gain that much weight back in the future and, let's be honest, most of my stories are more focused on training or racing, not on diet or weight loss tactics.

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm currently working on changing my body composition by lowering my body fat a few percentage points, but I'm not anywhere near fat anymore and I'm already pretty fast, even when I'm "out of shape".

So, I renamed the blog. It will break everyone's favorites/bookmarks, but most of my traffic was from Facebook when I posted a new link anyway, so I don't think it will cause many problems.

Welcome, everyone, to Adventures in Training and Racing!