Beating Back the Winter Blues – How to stay motivated when the temps drop and the days are short

Found this post on The Nation's Triathlon blog. We all get the winter Bluess, here's some tips to beat them.

"For many athletes, the holiday season is the toughest time of year. The temptations are many and the races are few, and it’s all too easy to roll over in bed on a cold morning instead of heading out the door. We can almost feel our hard-earned fitness leaking away. And the weather isn’t the worst part of it; often the worst culprit is the lack of motivation. Here are a few ways to get back on track.

Take A Break. When you really don’t feel like training, sometimes the best thing to do is to just let it go for a week or two. There’s an old line that goes “you can’t miss me ‘til I go away.” That’s certainly true here. If you take a break now, guilt-free, you’ll come back stronger and more motivated than ever. That’s why they call this the off-season, remember?"