Excuses triathletes make

We all have this one good triathlon buddy that seems to struggle keeping up with his training. Typically they always use the same excuses, along the lines of “life happened” and “too much work” or “my wife wants some quality time on Sunday”.

But then that imaginary friend of ours hits a particular milestone, where he runs out of excuses that he can make to avoid going with you for a suffer fest of a ride up that local hill.

We, Triathletes, are noble men and women. We don’t want one of us to lose their face. We want them to keep their dignity; thus why we present an ongoing list of excuses that can be used in many scenarios.

1. Too much work
2. Got fired, can’t train
3. New job, no time
4. Gave two weeks notice, can’t train
5. When she goes to see her mom, then I’ll join
6. When she will get back from her mom, I’ll have more time
7. I’m on an all-inclusive resort, nowhere to train
8. Just came back from vacation, need to catch-up with work
9. Oh, I’m going to this triathlon camp next month – I’ll make it up there for all the missed runs
10. My head hurts
11. My ass hurts and I ran out of chamois butter!
12. It is raining
13. It is snowing
14. It is too cold
15. It is too hot
16. It is too humid
17. It is too dry
18. 20% chance of Thunderstorm!
19. Can’t train outside, because it is too hot/cold/rain
20. I feel I am getting sick
21. Kid is sick, need to sit with him
22. Kid is no longer sick, no time, have to drive him to school
23. Nowhere to train in the city. Once I move to this new neighborhood..
24. It is Thanksgiving day, and I’ll start again after Christmas
25. After New Years actually
26. Nowhere to run
27. It is too flat, no hills
28. It is too hilly, no flats
29. Too much shit to do before a business trip
30. Too much shit to do after a business trip
31. Can’t train on a business trip
32. I hate hotel gyms and treadmills
33. There is nowhere to run, no 1/2 mile loop in a local park is to short. I hate running in laps.
34. Bike on maintenance in LBS
35. Got bike back, but they did not adjust derailleur/brakes/steering/whatever.
36. Did not take running clothes with me
37. Forgot my running shoes
38. This is my walking sneakers, not running
39. My stomach feels funny
40. I just ate some fatty protein, can’t train
41. I’m getting bored in the pool
42. I’m getting bored on the treadmill
43. I’m getting bored on the track
44. I have chlorine allergy
45. Allergy season goddamnit!
46. There is too much traffic to ride bike outside!
47. I’m fed up riding on TrainerRoad
48. Zwift is only fun first 5 seconds, then it is like TrainerRoad
49. I am too sore after last month workout
50. I am overly rested, need to ease-up training!

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