Break Time?

I think I am going to have a sit down with my Muay Thai instructor. No, I am not quitting.

Over the last few months my running, biking and circuit strength training has really started to become very interesting to me. My average running and biking times are spiking since I have ratcheted up my training. My body is showing the results of the circuit training more and more.

I am considering taking a break from Muay Thai in the summer months, so I can not only focus harder on my other things, but to just be outside. Every day that I can be outside is precious in the warm months. The last few weekends it has been between 25 and 30 degrees here and I have gone for some pretty long runs and I found it wonderful. Now the high is going to be 10 and that will be a "no go". I don't think I would enjoy those winter runs if it were windy either.

But I am going to talk to my instructor first. If he doesn't think that a break would benefit me I probably won't. He isn't the type of guy that would say that I shouldn't take a break to keep his pocket lined so I trust him and his opinion.

I have a test at the end of May and that will put me over the halfway mark to a black sash. Three years of Muay Thai and I can't recall missing one class due to being lazy. On top of that I have been holding pads for fighters seriously for a year and a half now. Some nights I leave the gym pretty spent. All good though.

Nothing has happened at the gym to cause any of this to come to a head, just that I am really enjoying running and biking as well as the circuits. We will see.