You Just Don't Feel Like Training
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This probably means your body is sending you a message: It's time for a day off.
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Your Next TriathlonYou Have a Hangover
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It'll never happen again. Right? Right?!
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Your Next TriathlonYou Have a Family Obligation
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Unless everyone already knows you as the person who misses family gatherings to train, don't become that person.
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Your Next TriathlonYou're Stuck at Work
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Sometimes work deadlines get in the way of life and training. Keeping your job is pretty important, too.
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Your Next TriathlonIt's a Holiday
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Hooray! Skip a day and celebrate. There will be plenty more days to train.
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Your Next TriathlonIt's Raining
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Who wants to ride on wet roads, risk crashing on the bike or slipping on a trail while running?
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Your Next TriathlonYour Bike Isn't 100 Percent
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While it's easy to fix a flat tire, it's harder to troubleshoot poor shifting.
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Your Next TriathlonIt's Snowing
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Snow means messy training on slick and slushy roads. How about watching a movie, instead?
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Your Next TriathlonIt's Too Cold
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Cold hands or toes or nose? Never (again). And don't even get us started on jumping into a cold swimming pool.
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Your Next TriathlonIt's Too Hot
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The risk of dehydration and sunburn is real.
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Your Next TriathlonIt's Too Windy
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No one ever wants to get blown into traffic while riding, or have all manner of dust and dangers blown into their eyes when running.
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Your Next TriathlonYou're Sick
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This is as good as any reason to skip a day, so you can recover quickly and get back at it.
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Your Next TriathlonYou Have an Injury
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While you're healing from an injury, your body needs all the energy it can get for efficient self-repair.
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Your Next TriathlonYou Need a Sanity Check
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How do you really know if you're too obsessive about your training? Everyone tells you so!
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Your Next TriathlonAll Your Kits are Dirty
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Reusing cycling shorts—which means a dirty chamois—is a big no-no, especially if you want to avoid chaffing.
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Your Next TriathlonThere's a Furry Friend on Your Lap
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If you chase your four-legged friend off your lap, it will certainly get into mischief while you're out training. Or at least that's the story we're going with.
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Your Next TriathlonThe Pool is Unexpectedly Closed
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It could be a sign to skip training for the day.
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Your Next TriathlonStrava is Down for Maintenance
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If you can't post about it on Strava, it didn't actually happen. So, why waste the effort?
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Your Next TriathlonBecause Mom Said So
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But what does mom even know about training for a triathlon?
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Your Next TriathlonYour Training Partner Bailed
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Low motivation can be highly contagious. Maybe be you should bail, too.
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Your Next TriathlonYou Overslept
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Maybe you needed the extra sleep, or haven't yet mastered how to set your alarm. Might as well stay in and practice.
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Your Next TriathlonYou Have a Scheduled Rest Day
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You're not skipping a workout if you have a scheduled rest day on your training program!
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