The Triathlon Rx

I need to apologize for falling off the face of the planet… I was so excited to be done with classes, had about a day’s worth of relaxation, and then BAM was slammed with work. C’est la vie, right? You gotta bring home a paycheck if you want to eat. (OK, let’s be real. I can eat ramen for three meals a day. I am saving for grad school and a special bike*.)

Anyways… I thought I could at least take 30 minutes and pop out a quick Friday Confessional. I don’t need to embarrass myself too much, but it has been a rather entertaining week. If you don’t know how to play, check the 101 and then come on back. Game time!

(1) I did yoga. For an HOUR. If you know me in real life, your jaw might be on the floor right now. Don’t get me wrong – I have absolutely nothing against it or anyone who does it, but yoga has always been like this dirty four letter word to me. WHY did I do yoga then? I brought new shoes to spin on Tuesday, and they wouldn’t clip in. Instead of going downstairs and doing XT like I wanted to, two of my buddies dragged coerced me into the yoga studio. I don’t know if I’ve ever looked at my watch more times in one hour. The worst part of this whole story? My ride later that afternoon was awesome. Ridiculously fast, and even with lots of wind which is usually my downfall. The only difference was the yoga. ⠋ ⠥ ⠉ ⠅!! (There’s the braille for you Mr. James…) I might finally need to give in and do it once a week.

(2) Had my first (in a long time) can’t drive home moment. Actually… maybe my first ever. All those other times were in situations where I a) lived in a city with a subway, b) was not the driver anyways, c) was within walking distance. I’m all for having a good time, but my motto has always been that you should stay within your means. Did anyone hear about the US ski team guy who “urinated next to an 11 year old” on a Jet Blue flight? After having a couple EIGHT cocktails? Yeah. So I was in NO WHERE near that condition… but it was a good call to not drive home. I know you were being generous Mr. HotToddieBartender, but 3 oz. of gin is not the equivalent one drink

(3) I didn’t swim from July 21st to August 14th. So much for consistency! I posted a Medical Monday about my EMG and my pinched ulnar nerve, and that pretty much prevented me from keeping the fingers on my left hand closed. Understandably, that made swimming a little difficult. On the 15th I got in a CHOPPY open water swim, and yesterday I got in a solid 3,000 with ZERO left hand weakness. Fingers crossed that I’m in the green blue.

There was another incident involving a yellow jacket down my sports bra while riding aero and flashing an entire baseball diamond (and team/fans/parents) while trying to get it out, but that one’s pretty self explanatory. Umm…. any other blushing moments? Yes. But I’m going to save a little dignity and cut it at that…

Reader Qs:

YOUR TURN!!

-E

p.s. Please don’t think I’m kidding… it is taking me FOREVER to get through this Tried It Tuesday review because it has SO MUCH information!! Maybe I should stop short and just take a picture and say it’s awesome. But I feel obligated to do a more in depth review. So yes, it’s coming. If you’re looking for any more Dr.TriRunner writing, you can check out my post from yesterday at Groucho Sports: Strength Training for Cyclists (/Triathletes). Also, I am officially blogging for the College of Education and Human Development and the Kinesiology program at the U of MN. Any other collegiate triathletes out there? Anyone high school seniors looking at schools? You can check out that blog here!!