Tired!

Time seems to pass incredibly fast. It’s the weekend already. Then it’s Monday again. Then it’s Wednesday and a few days later, it’s rowing day. From days to weeks to months, it moves stealthily without us realizing it. Another week of classes, another week of rowing, another week of gym. Work, exercise. Exercise, work. Work = exercise. For me, working is exercising coz I teach exercise classes daily. Imagine the amount of physical activity I getting. There hasn’t been any break. Honestly I would like to take a breather and slow things down a little but I can’t afford it. Not at this point in time, not next week and certainly not this couple of months. Things can get pretty mundane after a while.

There were a few firsts during the last training session. First time, I ran to the Esplanade. First time, we did 3 sets of explosive circuits before rowing. First time I find the training exceptionally tough. First time, my back hurts. First time, I didn’t join the team for dinner. During the endurance row, I almost wanted to give up. Such incidents may happen during the race so I endured the pain. After the circuit, I found that I couldn’t take it anymore so I left after shower. A few teammates called to find out about my abrupt departure. I didn’t tell anyone coz I didn’t wanna make a big deal out of it. I didn’t felt like I was myself today. Morale was a little stumpy. Partly, I was also bogged down with personal issues, work and too many tasks. I’m not sure whether I pushed myself too hard. But the aches and the tension in my body are certainly some indication of fatigue. It’s ironic that I constantly tell my students to listen to their bodies during exercise and yet I fail to do so for myself. I’m not usually like this. I guess I'm human after all. Everyone has a threshold. I certainly hope to get out of this rut as soon as possible. Anyway competition is nearing and I want to maintain my form and prepare well for the race.