{"id":7172,"date":"2019-04-10T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2019-april-10-check-in"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:33:37","slug":"2019-april-10-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2019\/04\/10\/2019-april-10-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 \u2013 April 10 \u2013 Check in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Laura tends to split Liz and I up and look at the faces \u2013 especially the little girls.  Juniper and Astrid \u2013 LOL<\/p>\n

\nCheckin\u2019 IN!!!<\/h3>\n

I think this quote is highly transferable to triathlon and endurance sports activities:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t identify as an artist, be the art.\u201d
\n~Kevin Smith \u2014 From The Rich Roll podcast.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 Thought it was worth sharing.  Also of note \u2013 bib list released for 70.3 IM St. George on May 4, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

courtesy of \u2013 http:\/\/www.daveblohm.com\/bibs\/<\/a> courtesy of \u2013 http:\/\/www.daveblohm.com\/bibs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

So, with training and the like, certain things happen which make things a bit more real along the way.  for example:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Sign up<\/li>\n
  2. Train<\/li>\n
  3. Over think and train and get lost in the meh of consistency<\/li>\n
  4. Over think some more<\/li>\n
  5. Athlete guide released<\/li>\n
  6. Bib numbers released \u2013  2371<\/li>\n
  7. Peak phase<\/li>\n
  8. Eat all the things phase<\/li>\n
  9. Pack for trip<\/li>\n
  10. Overthink some more<\/li>\n
  11. Drive<\/li>\n
  12. Check in<\/li>\n
  13. Can\u2019t sleep<\/li>\n
  14. Get on the bus<\/li>\n
  15. Pre-event BM<\/li>\n
  16. Then hurry up and wait for my turn to roll in and start<\/li>\n
  17. SUFFER<\/li>\n
  18. Then get glory photos<\/li>\n
  19. Reflect and lessons learned<\/li>\n
  20. Rinse, repeat, lifestyle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Anyway, I just thought i\u2019d look as I need to read the athlete guide and also check in to make sure there are no surprises.  Well, the bib number was a surprise.  I had a solid swim again last night.  I am swimming a long 500 each time to keep things steady, flat and consistent.  Lat two nights my watch informed me to my steadiness.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

    SO, I don\u2019t have many expectations at this time, other than just stay consistent, try to go into peak phase with some good solid base.  Be smart in my training decisions.  GEt out on my bike where I can with this zany weather \u2013 we just got snow again overnight and expecting more wet weather through the weekend.<\/p>\n

    I am volunteering at a duathlon this weekend: Legacy Duathlon by On Hill Events<\/a><\/p>\n

    It will be an early morning, and Liz will send off her parents too.  It\u2019s been a good visit, although grandpa has been fighting an illness the whole time they have been here, and Meme with her challenges as a kidney recipient and her recent back surgeries to resolve lifelong scoliosis challenges.<\/p>\n

    So a simple and easy check in.  I will also note, the last 3 podcasts from Crushing Iron Podcast Page<\/a> have been on point.  Specifically for new listeners too.  I recommend checking out<\/p>\n

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    1. #257 \u2013 The Hard Truth About Triathlon Swimming<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Squadcast #3 \u2013 Find Your Happiness \u2013 C26 Athlete Matthew Dickinson<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. #256 \u2013 Understanding Your Taper<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Oh, and we are doing accommodations different this year. Will be in a local Hampton Inn, with just us. We couldn\u2019t get it where my father could come. So, if anyone wants to host us at their home? We\u2019d love the reach out. Anyway, a bit of a Hail Mary, but heck why not?<\/p>\n

      Happy training and happy work life balance folks! Cheers!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

      Activities \u2013 <\/h3>\n

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      I use the following trackers:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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      1. Garmin Connect (which pushes the files to the following services):<\/li>\n
      2. Training Peaks<\/li>\n
      3. Strava<\/li>\n
      4. and the ones I don\u2019t remember (Map my stuff via Under Armour and things like the Great Bicycle ride initiative stuff)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Honestly, I mainly use Training Peaks as I pay for an annual subscription on it now, and it is the most detailed in data and other helpful information to keep me where I want to go. Use the \u2018Links\u2019, then \u2018Track me\u2019 section to find and stalk me if that\u2019s your thing.<\/p>\n

        Relevant Pics<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

        Juniper wanted trampoline time, in her slippers ?<\/p>\n

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        Laura tends to split Liz and I up and look at the faces \u2013 especially the little girls.  Juniper and Astrid \u2013 LOL Checkin\u2019 IN!!! I think this quote is highly transferable to triathlon and endurance sports activities: \u201cDon\u2019t identify […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[817,454],"tags":[828],"class_list":["post-7172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prnci","category-2019-check-ins","tag-tag-reflections"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24446,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7172\/revisions\/24446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}