2013: Tri-ing something new

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Some kind of mid life crisis? I can relate to that ... seriously, I understand the impact your work life has on your training. It is seriously debilitating when work/career isn't going well. The work/life balance game isn't reliant on just you having a positive approach to non-work activities; work has to be going well otherwise everything is out of kilter, and it's hard on training when the career is faltering.

Hang in there Dan ... you just need to get through this bad stretch and it will all come good. Perhaps indeed, just get back to basics, an easy run or two will restore some balance and perspective, and perhaps then you'll see the way ahead. Either way, it's not over. It's just another turnstile in the subway station of life (*gak*, forgive my cheesy analogies). As you say, focus on the underlying problem and the rest will fall into place.