3/4 of the way through 2020...

 Hey Team,

We are 3/4 of the way through 2020 and it's kind of a weird time. Has anyone noticed that 2020 has been both really f&ckng long and somehow flew by at the same time?

We're about 6 months into COVID life and the 6th month wall is a well-known, tough circumstance to deal with in any crisis. It feels like we're running out of steam- getting low on motivation to keep pushing through. I know I'm going to feel a little empty heading into the off-season without having done an Ironman. 

It's ok to feel like you're in a slump. And you can hang out there for a little while if you need a reboot, but at some point we're going to get up and push forward. 

I'd like you guys to start to think about a few things:

1. In normal years, we take a 2 week break after your last event of the season. That still applies. We need a mental and physical break even without a race to cap off your season. So think about when you'd like to fit that in.

2. What have you learned about yourself this year? In what ways have you evolved as an athlete, but more importantly- as a human? 

3. We have 3 months left. What are your intentions for the rest of 2020? This year is not about rolling over and waiting it out. Let's make sure that we end the year on a high note.

I'm just going to leave this quote here because I keep coming back to it this year to remember to keep trudging through the darkness:

“What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?⁣
What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting for?⁣
A year so uncomfortable, so painful, so scary, so raw — that it finally forces us to grow.⁣
A year that screams so loud, finally awakening us from our ignorant slumber.⁣
A year we finally accept the need for change.⁣
Declare change. Work for change. Become the change. A year we finally band together, instead of⁣
pushing each other further apart.⁣
⁣
2020 isn’t cancelled, but rather⁣
the most important year of them all.”⁣