Setbacks are something we normally see as negative. After months of working so hard to improve, our progress suddenly stalls. At that point, training even harder might be instinctive; but counterproductive. We even seem to regress, and it\’s very frustrating. Maybe we have to learn to accept setbacks?

Sometimes we have to back off for a while; even take some time off. I, for one, don\’t like to lose ride time. My legs love to move! But at least I\’m not in training for important competitive events, so losing a little conditioning wouldn\’t be a disaster.

Turning the clocks back an hour when Daylight Saving ends is one setback that I welcome. Yes, it means that it gets dark earlier, but I prefer that to the start of Daylight Saving time in the Spring.

It stays light too late for me! It looks earlier than it is, making it difficult for me to start getting ready for bed on time. Losing that hour makes me feel jet-lagged for at least a few days, and who needs that? In addition, Daylight Time begins just when it\’s starting to look like morning at 6 am. Then it goes back to being still dark when I get back from my jaunt on the road bike.

So I\’m looking forward to setting those clocks back tomorrow night.