How Can I Beat the Winter Blues in My Training?

Winter can be a frustrating time for triathletes. We have to do the majority of our training indoors to beat the cold and when training outside are faced with few hours of actual daylight. We have to get up while it is still dark, venture out into the cold, change into a tiny bathing suit and jump into a freezing pool. We have to spend hours on a stationary bike in stuffy rooms. We have to run on treadmills while staring at the same spot on the wall. It can get rough.

Catherine AlcornDecember 18, 2018triathlon, training, triathlon training, triathlete, season, race, swim, bike, run, runner, swimmer, swim meet, team, teammates, cross training, hiking, aerobic, travel, strength, flexibility, gear, clothing, clothes, triathlon gear, goals, goal, goal setting

Dreaming of, Travelling to, Racing in...... Rotterdam!

Rainy Rotterdam. We arrived in rain, we left in rain. Miraculously, the only day that it wasn't raining was race day.

A PNW (Pacific North West) girl at heart, this didn't dampen – excuse the pun – the mood.

This being my first world championship event I wasn't quite prepared for all the people and the set up. It was really a race week, rather than just a race weekend, or day. On arrival in Rotterdam, we saw ITU flags everywhere, and as race day drew closer there were more and more people donning their country flags on various articles of clothing. At the race venue itself, the transition zones and the expo, the energy and excitement was palpable.

Feeling very new to international racing I decided to go in with an open heart and mind, and just soak it all in.

Yume KobayashiOctober 5, 2017triathlon, world championships, race report, race weekend, Rotterdam, Netherlands, travel, race, ITU, Grand Final, swim, bike, run