Throughout this journey there have been several very interesting (and often VERY strange) observations I have made about training for a triathlon. In the spirit of full disclosure, I feel I should let you all in on a few of these little tidbits of knowledge here today:
- Anything that looks easy when someone 100 pounds smaller does it will inevitably make you want to hurl and cry for your mother when you try it yourself.
- Wetsuits don't really make anything easier (except for floating, but I have a JLo arse and ginormo hoo-has for that). If anything it just gives you permission to pee on yourself for the first time in decades.
- Every time you get back from an early morning ride and strip down in front of the mirror, the entire front half of your body is covered bright red and looks like a combination of hypothermia & small pox... (but don't worry it's not contagious).
- I don't care who you are, biking uphill is NOT fun. And if you think it is, you've obviously fallen off your bike and knocked your head a few too many times. But then triathletes are pretty strange like that.
- You will inevitably get the strangest songs, slogans, jingles and monologues stuck in your head while training... I think it's a result of spending too much time with yourself - which is hard, 'cause I honestly don't think I'm that interesting. So here's to Justin Beiber's Baby, Meatloaf's I Would Do Anything For Love, The Little Mermaid's Under the Sea, Cinderella's Little Dress Makers & the theme songs to Bob the Builder & Darkwing Duck.
- 8am is too early to be anywhere on a Saturday morning. Especially somewhere an hour+ away from home and my warm bed... Don't listen to the lies, and never drink on a Friday night.
- Losing weight is not easy. There is no "sweet spot" or "magic switch"... it sucks every single minute and 10x more in the early hours or the cold.
- You coaches/mentors may think you're being "supportive" during those Thursday night swims, but really when it's 45 degrees outside and only slightly warmer in the pool, looking at you standing there in your parkas, scarves and Uggs only makes us want to drag you down into the freezing wet hell with us.
- Practice is always better when followed by either food or alcohol. No, wait... both.
- Always go camping with your tri training team, you never know the things you never wanted to know about your teammates until you do.
Today's Jam: "Hey Ya!" by Outkast (Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 2003)
Tri this Emotion: We're cooler then being cool... we're ICED COLD.
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The Be-All End-All Attitude: Just keep climbing, because whatever goes up must come down. 
Another good one for tri-ing :) to keep a good jogging/running pace and lifts the spirits a little bit? The theme song from the Gummi Bears cartoon! hmmm - are you too young for that one?
ReplyDeleteNope, I love that theme song! Also found myself rocking the Rescue Rangers intro as well :)
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