Declining Motivation

In less than an hour I could set off for Geneva for a group ride, except that for this group ride I do half as a solo ride, then the second half with the group, and then I depart from the group and return home.

I was motivated, but now I feel tired. I feel tired by never ending noise pollution from three sources, Gardeners with loud devices, roofers that have been making noise for three or four weeks by now, and road works. I turned on the fan to provide me with white noise but the never-ending noise pollution has tired me.

The thing is, that the roof was re-built three or four years ago so I really don’t understand why they needed to spend another month on it, just to add foam insulation and re-do the copper edges around the windows. Logically, and rationally all of the work should have been done three or four years ago.

The Road works come from a farm deciding to rip up the tarmac, dig a trench and do something with pipes or something else for the last two days, after spending many months rebuilding a barn.

It’s because of this noise that I fled in the morning to run around Divonne. I find that running away is the right thing to do. It gives you fresh air, fitness, and relative quiet, although someone there was playing with a leaf blower, so I didn’t flee as effectively as I had hoped.

Tonight the ride should be easy, at least to Geneva, and then it might be speedy with the group, and then calm again for the last four or five kilometres.

I was more enthusiastic when I signed up, than now. Now I feel fatigued.

It’s easy to sign up for all of these things, and then, before the event to have a change of heart, like I am having now. I already ran this morning so I was already sporty. This would be adding another layer. I should start getting ready now if I want to be on time.