Help I Need Somebody

Not just anybody.

I need my coach back. Even coaches need a coach.

I have been putting myself last on the list for too long the last several weeks. And yes, I should have done that to be honest. Sick wife. Sick kids. Business trips. Athletes racing. They come first.

Sick Ryan.

He comes last.

But now, that fitness comeback trail is harder. The “Win the Sunrise” moments are fewer as I fight bronchitis.

It’s time for some green boxes on Training Peaks to compel me to get off my sleep-depleted arse. The kind of green box material that an outside coach can supply. Someone whom I want to please. Someone who will help hold me accountable.

When is it OK to need extrinsic motivation versus intrinsic motivation? When is it OK to admit that sometimes inner drive alone is not enough?

Whenever that moment might occur, it’s here for me. And I’m OK sharing that.

Maybe the inner drive that cries out for help is exactly the motivation we all need to take the first step back to training?

It’s when we don’t do anything about that cry…that’s where the downward spiral begins.