There’s a lot of it about! I’m assailled on all sides by Flu from work and home, sinus infections from home, winter vomitting virus from home and school. Therefore, when I woke this morning still feeling pretty done in after last night’s circuits, I quickly concluded that not overdoing it was by far the best option, so I drove in instead of my scheduled commute. I’m still feeling frustrated by that, but would be a lot more frustrated if  I had flu and was off for 2 or more weeks!

This constant evaluation of your own training load, and your reaction to, and recovery from training sessions, is vitally necessary to allow you to effectively progress withoutslipping into the danger zone.