Hang in there. I always get a bit of that after my last “target” race of the year, regardless of whether it went great or crappy. What helps me is to get something else on the calendar. Not something I’m going to seriously train for, but just having something on the calendar is enough to keep energy levels and motivation from falling in the crapper. And in some ways, I look forward to these events more because there are typically zero expectations and I’ll use them to try new things. And it doesn’t even need to be cycling. This year, I signed up for a rowing class with my wife in late Sept. Something I’ve always wanted to try. And I’ve got a gravel race schedule for Oct. and MTB marathon race in November. I’ll train/prep as much as I feel like (usually no structure), but these events are primarily about fun days on the bike, not results.
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