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Oh, don't we all love the off season/early season when we gain all that extra bodyfat? Not! Every year I resolve not to gain any weight in the post-race season and every year I fail. Sigh. I've learned to embrace it and I'm even wondering if it isn't actually beneficial? Beneficial you say? Yeah, I'm probably just justifying my extra fluffiness.

Btw, if you have experience with those swim trainers (e.g. VASA) can you drop me a line at thelonelytriathlete@gmail.com and let me know what you think? I'm contemplating getting one but they are expensive and I don't want to waste money unless they actually wrk.

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I think I'm sick. What if it's Covid? Should I train anyway, since I don't feel that sick? What's it's the flu or even just a mild cold? What should I do? Wait, I'm on vacation. I think I have my answer.

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How do you effectively train without a bike? You run more! I'm into 1 week of a 3 week vacation and have stepped up my running, hoping to keep injury at bay. And who doesn't enjoy running in Napa Valley? Summer temperatures and sunscreen and horses and... scorpions and snakes. Ya, there's that.

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Vacations are meant to be relaxing. Can you train on a vacation? Sure but what if you can't be consistent? What if you miss many days in a row? What if your plans to stay fit start to fall apart? Chill out, I say.

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Another season of training is underway! And this time I've decided to take on Ironman 70.3 Victoria (Canada). 1 week into training and some things are working as expected while other parts of my plan just haven't fallen into place yet. But that's OK because it is early i the season and this is the best time to make mistakes, try something new and figure things out.

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I've enjoyed the past 28 days of not working out too much! But now I have to begin a new 8 month training block for Ironman 70.3 Victoria and I don't feel ready.

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Am I alone in feeling more sore during my extended breaks from training than I feel while in the middle of intense training? So weird. But even weirder is when ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOTS take your podcast script and make one of their own podcasts...about your podcast? We are living in the future, folks.

Drop me a line and tell me what you think. thelonelytriathlete@gmail.com

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Wish me luck, I'm about to bite off a race distance that I've only ever done once before. And that, uh, didn't go very well.