Training Through the Rainy Season
Training through the wet months in Jos takes a little more planning than training through the dry ones. Nothing about it is difficult, but the people who keep going year round tend to be the ones who thought about it in advance rather than the ones with the most enthusiasm in January.
The first thing that goes is consistency, and it usually goes for a practical reason rather than a motivational one. A session that depends on getting across town in heavy rain is a session that gets skipped. A session you can reach is one you keep.
It helps to have two versions of your week. A full version for the days when everything is straightforward, and a shorter one for the days when it is not. The shorter version is not a failure. It is the thing that keeps the habit intact until the full version is possible again.
Indoor work carries the load in the wet months. Strength training in particular is almost entirely unaffected by weather, which makes it a sensible anchor for a plan that has to survive a few months of interruption.
Footwear is worth thinking about. Wet floors and wet ground change how much grip you have, and training shoes that were fine in the dry can be a genuine hazard in the wet. Dry them properly between sessions rather than leaving them in a bag.
Warm-ups take longer when it is cooler and damper. The rushed two minutes that was enough in March is not enough now. Give yourself more time before anything heavy or explosive, and expect the first few sets to feel worse than usual.
Kit management becomes a small daily task rather than an afterthought. Wet clothing left in a bag overnight is unpleasant to put on and worse for the bag. Getting it out and hung up takes a minute and saves a lot of irritation.
On the pitch, the surface behaves differently in the wet. The ball moves faster and stops less predictably, and the risk of a slip rises. Studs, a slightly more conservative first touch and a longer warm-up all help.
None of this is complicated. It is mostly a matter of accepting that the same plan will not work in every month of the year, and adjusting early rather than waiting until the habit has already broken.