Within the last month I got sick three times.

I was unsure whether this was because 1) bad luck or 2) my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) acting out in form of dysfunctional auto-immune reactions.

But there seems to be a third option I had previously overlooked entirely.

German tennis player Eva Lys just made headlines by being the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open ever. She suffers from a chronic illness called spondyloarthritis. In an interview she said that staying in Germany over winter was tough for her because she would get sick all the time. The combination of the bad weather and her weak immune system due to her illness was making sure of that.

That's basically option 3 right there. Maybe it's not bad luck and there is no auto-immune dysfunction. I get sick more often because  immune system is unable to defend myself well in bad weather conditions.

In that case, a training ride at 12 degrees might not be a good idea. Working from a café might also not work. I might have to go more south for winter. Australia and South Africa are calling.