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Some people call me motivated, others call me crazy. It really doesn’t matter as long as I am focused and moving toward my goals. I’d like to think that I am Making It Happen for me, not just out there day in and day out being “crazy”. In my quest to Make It Happen, I recently just got back to swimming HERE and onto the bike HERE in prep for my 2012 TRI season. One thing that I have realized over the last month, jumping back into TRI mode, is that I didn’t have all this ~~damn~~ hair the last time I had a SERIOUS TRI season. When I’m in transition, I don’t have an infinite amount of time to try to jam this mop under a bike helmet. Ponytails & bike helmets don’t mesh well. And I’ll just skip the details on trying to get a bunch of hair under a swim cap. OUCH!

So I pulled a pic of me in TRI season…..

Yep, it’s a ~~slightly~~ younger version of me and my baby girl, Aby (now 10) but obviously there wasn’t any trouble shoving that hair under a bike helmet. So the plan was to chop off my hair as soon as I could manage getting into a stylist amongst the family, training & Aby’s track schedule. I understand that I look more attractive with long hair that I can actually style but let’s be realistic, I have a two-year old and it’s been ~~since Christmas~~ a while since I styled my hair. Yes, it has actually occurred to me that you “might” be ~~crazy~~ serious about your TRI training IF you chop off all your hair to be faster in transition. Then vs Now:

Thank goodness I have lots of PunkeeLove Headbands now to use in my hair for fun & “styling”! If you need a few stylish, kick ass headbands, don’t forget to use the one time per customer code: tootall20 for an extra 20% off!

So now that I cut my hair, I thought it would be fun to do a You Might Be Serious About Your Training IF segment. I’ll start and then I’d love for you to add to this in the comments below!

You Might Be Serious About Your Training IF

You cut your hair to better fit under your bike helmet & swim cap.
You own a bike that cost more than some people’s car.
You carry your workout clothes in your car “just in case”.
You know exactly how many miles you have run this year and how that works into your 2012 goal.
You plan “A” races and “B” races (AKA – Practice Races).
You spend more $$ on training/workout clothes than you do on your work wardrobe.
You don’t mind having black toenails, you can cover them with dark polish, right?
You schedule your life around training runs, bike rides and swim workouts.
You get up before ~~your children~~ the sun on the weekends to get in some training before “life” gets in the way.
You gave up high heels in favor of running shoes to tame the plantar fasciitis.
You have dropped ~~all~~ most friends who don’t workout or run.
Your social life revolves around your running/TRI friends….. if you have enough energy for a social life.
You ~~make~~ beg your mother go on running vacations since your hubby refuses.
You adopt/buy a dog based upon whether they will be a good running partner.
You consider your GPS watch one of your most “precious” possessions.
You start a blog to talk to strangers about running to keep your hubby from being bored from all the “gory” details that you just need to share with “someone”.