There were a few tell tale signs this week that I might not be normal as I still had a smile on my face after 4 days of training in the rain but lucky for me the sun decided to make a wee appearance for my long Sunday ride!
The happiness from the sunshine wore off rather quickly....Despite having driven the road more times than I can count I failed to remember that it was predominantly up hill... which left me begging for each gradual climb to be the last and naturally I spent the last hour thinking about all the things I would eat as soon as I got home.
So although I was still smiling after the rain there are definitely trainings when I question "WHY ON EARTH WOULD I DO THIS?!" and on that note a few things that suggest you might be a triathlete.
- You’re actually only good at one of the 3 sports but you insist on doing the other 2 anyway.
- You spend more money on training clothes than work clothes
- There is no such thing as being full. EVER.
- There's a separate load of washing every week that is just for your workout clothes
- You use the words 'easy' and 'long run' in the same sentence
- You consider 6.30am a sleep in
- You use the words 'only' and '10k' in the same sentence
- You plan holidays around when your next race will be
- There is a group of people who you are more likely to know how fast they can swim 100 meters than their occupation
- You often start your day with goggle marks on your face
- You need a sports massage like the desert needs rain
- You’re constantly thinking about your next meal.
- You are missing a toe nail or two.
- Your natural scent is chlorine
- Your friends stop asking you what you're doing on the weekend because they know you're training
- You own a bike but not a car
- On your rest day you wonder what people do with all this free time
- Life without your Garmin is not a life at all
- When someone wants to hangout you instantly presume it will include a workout
- Handbag? Did you mean gym bag?
-N