Getting to the start line

I've often commented that getting to the start line is possibly the biggest achievement, bigger than completing the race.  I can take months or even years to prepare for an event and so much can happen during that time.  As you know my last few months have involved a few injuries which have meant my training plan has had to be adapted.  Not being able to work on my core due to the injuries meant I didn't complete a 50 mile race, but I did 35 miles and was happy with the result.  But what I wasn't expecting was for one of the kids to come home with Covid and having to self isolate for 10 days!  
This "delta variant" spreads like wild fire and within a day we had 3 people living with us who had tested positive for covid.  My wife and I had fortunately both been double jabbed and so far we remain negative, but 10 days of isolation - where was that in the training plan!  Fortunately the 3 young adults in our house are almost back to normal although two of them have lost their ability to taste and their sense of smell.
I am very fortunate though in that I've just had an out door gym build and had a treat mill (my wife's) sitting in a box as it had done for the last three years.  Quick call to my pal Stuart and he popped round, socially distanced, and assembled the tread mill.  It's been a tough week of adapted training but it's good to be back working on my core which is so needed for URR in 6 weeks time.
But like the injuries and the set backs, covid suddenly made me think what a struggle it is to get to the start line.  Your first priority is to get there.  The second is to hope you are fit enough and not injured and the third is to achieve your objective in the race.  At this stage I still don't know if I can travel to Romania but I have to keep training as though the event is taking place.  I know the race organisers are doing everything possible at their end to make the event safe for competitors and the organisers/volunteers so here's hoping we'll be able to enjoy everything Romania has to offer.  In the meantime, stay safe out there and get your jabs!