Trying to navigate your way through the Covid-influenced landscape can be a little like being trapped on an endless road trip where you keep shouting at the driver “Are we there yet!?” Except that driver is you, and you seem to have lost your way because there haven’t been any road signs for miles, and you have been driving in circles. Worse yet, you have no idea where “there” is or how you will recognize it.

But somewhere in the back of your mind you remember being excited about riding and competing and you have the vague feeling that has something to do with this ‘there’ place, but now you realize you have run out of gas. So now what?

A recent study suggested athletes were no more resilient than non-athletes when it came to coping with the pandemic, and in fact were more likely to have anxiety.

Acceptance

At the moment, you are where you are, and for many riders that is just plain lost. “I just thought that because I am a competitive athlete and I am still luckier than some in that I can ride, that I should be feeling more motivated,” a rider stated recently during a session.

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