1 day 6 Outfits

Hi. It’s Laura. 

Happy Monday. 

I love when a plan comes together. 

At the end of last week, I moved things around in my training schedule in order to avoid bike riding in the rain. 

Let me explain. The triathlon will happen rain or shine. Since nothing should be new on race day, at some point I will need to ride in the rain. The ride I moved called for Hill Repeats (climb a hill for 1-2 minutes and recover for two minutes). Central Park is perfect for hill repeats because I don't have to go find a hill. The whole park is a series of hills. The biggest hill in Central Park (mentioned here numerous times) is located in the northern part of the park. However, before the climb there is a huge downhill. I am nervous coming down the hill when the weather is good let alone when the roads are slick with rain.  

I was able to avoid this dangerous condition on by switching my scheduled Saturday ride to a run. When I woke up in the middle of the night on Friday and heard the pouring rain, I was very happy I had made the right choice. To finish out my training week all I had left was a 30 minute run in drizzle.  

Preparing to leave I see the temperature is 52. Using the 20 degree rule, shorts and a long sleeve technical shirt should be perfect. It was.  

I decided to take advantage of The Husband's golf outing [Editor’s note: The rain kept the course quiet too] and was prepared to head to the gym for strength training. 

Anyway, so I headed home for breakfast before heading back out to lift. 

Did you know there is an unwritten law that you cannot wear "running" clothes to lift in? Did you know that there is an unwritten law that you can't wear your cycling clothes to run in? Apparently I have these crazy rules for myself which delayed me actually getting out the door. I was absolutely convinced that I could not wear my running clothes to the gym. They are for running right? I have to change into more appropriate strength training clothes, right?

It got me thinking: “How many wardrobe changes do I go through in a day?” 

Depending on the day, as many as 6. SIX! 

If it is a day that I have morning dog duty: dog walking clothes, cycling outfit, bathing suit & whatever I wear over the bathing suit (we can count that as one ensemble), back into dog walking clothes for an afternoon walk, street clothes for when I finally get clean and then a new set a workout clothes to meet a client followed by PJ's. 

That is a lot of wardrobe changes in one day. And a lot of laundry.

 

Days I don't have morning dog duty: running clothes, back into dry clothes for breakfast or into dry gym clothes to go the gym, dog walking clothes, street clothes, client clothes and finally PJ's. 

I resolved to stay in my running clothes Saturday morning and headed over the gym. Other than the fact that I was completely underdressed for walking outside in a non-running capacity, I was shocked that the sky did not fall nor was I so smelly that people were moving away from in the gym either.  

The Husband has a rule that he cannot work out after lunch nor can he work out in the morning if he has already had coffee. Yet he will play golf and other competitive activities in the afternoon. Find your “Rules”, identify them and don’t let them stop you from doing what you need to do. 

Play Hard

Laura