Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
I was thinking on the way up how much get-up-and-go i've lost in my running and training since having post-viral respiratory problems. I'm really flat mentally, more so than aerobically possibly, my lungs are becoming better and better, but my head is still well out of the game. I've totally lost my focus and i don't have that sharpness and racing edge any longer, i can feel that it's missing. I've only done one race since backing off it a bit to focus on steadier stuff, but i'm finding it hard to get out and get going and i'm concerned i might not get that racer's snarl and tenacity back again.

Any advice?
My advice is that if you're "finding it hard to get out and get going", then it's worth considering not doing it, and doing something else instead.

I don't know how long you've been running, but I know it's some years. Very simply, you might have become bored of what you're doing and it might not be giving you the same excitement/enjoyment that it used to. At a point such as this, I would consider either a different form of running, (such as middle distance track), or possibly even a completely different sport.

As Graham Breeze has proved with his cycling, as long as you're doing the same level of cardiovascular training you won't lose that. You might lose muscular adaptions, but you will retain the neurological technique so if you (hopefully) find you miss it again it wouldn't take long to make a return.