There are a few areas in my life where I have anxiety. Triathlons (and duathlons) is generally the good kind of anxiety. There’s a duathlon (run/bike/run) coming up next weekend and while I’m not sure I’ve trained properly, it’s short enough that I hope I can get by on the exercises I’ve been doing in the last couple of cold months. By the by, this winter season more than any other, I’ve decided running and cycling in cold weather is part of the training I’m going to actively avoid in the future. Why? Because it’s cold and I like being… not cold!
The upcoming race is two 2-mile runs with a 12-mile bike sandwiched in the middle. The cycling part does make a little nervous after my epically goofy accident in my last race (read about that here). I’m usually not accident-prone but boy was that a doozy! I’ve ridden my bike enough since then to calm most of my concerns, but I haven’t done a race yet. Just… don’t have so many cones on the course, OK!?
Of course one of my goals is to be faster than last year. Actually, that’s my only goal. Well, that, and don’t flip over my bike again… which is a goal that should go without saying. Although it did turn into two of my favorite (most expensive) photos.
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