I noticed the obvious signs late in the season last year. It was my umpteenth time trying to finish Lead Challenge. I was starting to abhor Leadville. The vibe around the race series was getting under my skin. The people at the starting line of both the hundred-mile bike and hundred-mile run were grating... I was annoyed with everything about the race, the scene… besides the fact that on this last race I couldn’t sleep more than hour because of a screaming child in a campground.  I was going through the motions to get it done. I wanted to get it done, don’t get me wrong but I was going through the motions…I was starting to get burnt out. I may not have fully been there – there were pieces that were missing as you’ll see here - but I was definitely on track to burnout and I’m sure if I did another year of Leadville training, I’d be in it – deep.