Feel free to skip this one; I’m just whining and sniveling.
It’s time to face a sad truth: my spring racing season is going to be terrible. I am officially writing it off. I will race, but I know I will be nothing but pack fodder if I’m lucky, and most likely I’ll be OTB and DFL.
The weather seems to have conspired against me, with snow or icy roads on every day I have been free to ride, and nice, bright, sunny days when I have to be doing anything but riding. I have done a couple of rides on the trainer, something I hate more than poison, and that shows both determination and desperation in equal measures.
The worst blow fell today, though. Somehow I have ended up sick, with an aching head, sore throat, and a fever over 100. Clearly I’m not going to be doing any serious training for a while. Maybe by the time I have recovered, the remnants of this bad snow/slush/ice storm will be gone and the roads clear enough for riding.
The Hobgoblin of Little Minds 
Feel free to skip this comment, in which the commenter says, “Really, being fit in the spring is waaaaaaaaaay overrated.”
Poor Hobgoblin. I’m really sorry to hear you are sick, and do hope you feel better soon. You’ll feel more optimistic when you’re well, believe me, I know all about how illness destroys one’s positive feelings!
I think you need to move to Colorado, teach at CU-Boulder and ride during our 300 days of sunshine. (The other 65 days aren’t too shabby either.)
Hope it’s not another bout of Lyme Disease (can’t be in that kind of weather, can it?). Feel better. I’m with Litlove, the illness is probably adding to your feelings about spring racing. Once over it, you might feel differently.