Gutted to not be racing today⁠, especially as it means missing out on a round of the National Endurance League. But COVID had other plans and so I'm resting up at home, taking advantage of all the live sport there is to watch at the moment. ⁠ ⁠ The first couple of days were pretty rough and although I'm starting to feel better in some ways, I'm already aware that my recovery won't be on a linear trajectory and my chest is definitely on a completely different path (an experience I know isn't a unique one). ⁠ ⁠⁠ I had some pretty good races lined up to do in August, but I've taken the not so difficult decision to not take part in them (trying to actually withdraw is proving to be the difficult bit). Not gonna lie, I'm a bit scared about what recovery is going to look like, so this takes the pressure off me a bit.⁠ ⁠ I'm hoping that thinking about my longer term goals will keep me in check while I get back into the swing of things.⁠ I'll be looking at other ways to enjoy riding my bike, but I'll still want to get my racing fix in some way, so I'll probably be cheering from some sidelines soon! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠📸 @universal.colours⁠