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@Chalfie
I got into "training" because I got "into " hill climbs. TNRC was my gateway drug. Then I got into cyclocross. Even when I wasn't bad, I knew/know I wasn't/won't trouble the top 10 that much.
And that was/is ok. I get something from competing, even playing football (another thing I'm not great at but I'm ok at). It doesn't matter if I don't win (mainly because I won't) as long as I rinse myself properly and don't hide.
I'm now training more than I've trained in the last year or more (Year 3 of second child) and it's definitely because of the situation we're in. Exercise / keeping fit at the end of the day is multifaceted:
I'm concentrating on one thing - which lets me empty my head
I'm avoiding / not involved in the bedtime routine (which has it's downsides and upsides)
I'm "making progress" - well, I think I am
Routine - is good
I can eat what I like - really this is important
I don't think cyclocross will be back this season, but I'm back to a point and I have a routine now. I'm not sure what will happen if/when the office work comes back. I run to and from work usually, and well life gets in the way in a big way when there's two kids.
That last sentence is worrying me when I re-read it. My ideal life allows me to do everything, but I'm not sure we can.