2018 Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Always Open (Page 34)

Originally posted by sandishr

Good to see everyone is still at it.

I am super, super frustrated. This is the second August in a row where the heavy (and I mean heavy), toxic smoke from wildfires makes it impossible to exercise for weeks on end. I'm supposed to be training for a race in two and a half weeks and I can't even walk the dog...hell, I can't go outside, and haven't been able to for about two weeks. Unfortunately, I think my season might be over in terms of being able to do any kind of tri.

I was able to get away to Alaska for the weekend and got a couple of nice runs in, including a 5K at Anchorage RunFest. Flew home to....hazardous conditions. It might clear out tomorrow a bit, but with all of the fires out there I'm not really optimistic that it will stay clear enough for regular exercise. I'm very bummed....I really wanted to do a couple of races in August and September.

Since this happened last year as well, I have decided I'm going to alter my approach to training. Typically I've tried to stay in shape, tried to keep running at least (although i mostly have to give up biking) through winter, but do let things go a bit (especially swimming) and then start really training in spring. Clearly this isn't going to work with the west going up in flames every year. I think instead I am going to really start a training program in late September/early October. There is often an indoor triathlon in January/February....I'll set a heavy goal with that one (it's supposed to be "hey, try it out" sort of thing to motivate you for summer tris....I'm going to set serious goals for my distances and times and try to treat it like a "real" race), and instead of planning on racing in late June/early July through September here in WA, I may try to travel to areas for races earlier in the year, with the end of July being my "end of season"....and just be pleasantly surprised if I get the next two months to race.

With that said, biking in winter is pretty questionable for me when the days get shorter. I can put in some good rides on the weekend during the day if it's not icy, but my summer cycling program before & after work won't work out as it puts me biking home in the dark. So I am going to need to get a bike trainer. Recommendations? My house is not large, so ideally something I can easily put together/take apart a few days a week with my bike.

Super envious of all of you!!! :-) Keep up the good work!


Sandi

Originally posted by drfoodlove As promised, a little bike porn for your Monday morning... Her name is Trixie.

Originally posted by nicole14e

Gretchen, congrats on your race!! Also, Trixie looks SLEEK!

Also, I'm pretty sure your tri counts as 3 workouts

Originally posted by drfoodlove



200m swim...I cannot in good conscience count that as a workout! I'll wait until Friday to decide if the bike and run are separate...you know, if I'm at 29 workouts on Friday! :P