The Hierarchy of Triathlon 'Extras'
Below is my list of things, by priority, that I have assembled as my marching orders for 2014. This exercise was to answer the question "After I've completed my EN-prescribed training for the week, and after taking into account hours devoted to a job, family, relationships, basic hygiene needs and everything else, what can I do with the remaining hour (or whatever) free time I have."
These are prioritized, and my thinking behind them is I can't leapfrog any one to get to another: I gotta cover off the earlier ones 100% perfectly to progress to the next along the list.
1. Sleep.
2. Quality food shopping, meal prep, recipe and chow planning for week.
3. Stretch/Core 3x week.
4. Core/Stretch 3x week.
5.Dedicated Mental Training for triathlon training and competition.
6.Swimming.
7.Advanced Core Training.
8.Weights.
... and yours?
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I need to think about this and put my own plan in place. It will likely look very similar, but I'd be adding music practice,reading, and a category I'd lump together called "equipment" which could mean anything from bike maintenance, to bike fit, to sewing up the stretched out visor.
Nemo, it's very obvious. One is Stretch/Core and the other is Core/Stretch. It's a very subtle but GIGANTIC difference.
Some day I would like to expand my knowledge beyond changing a flat & cleaning the drivetrain. Things like brake/derailleur adjustment, wheel trueing, etc.
Be "that guy" who has half a dozen different cassettes hanging from the ceiling.
My advice on that...
Disassemble your entire bike and then reassemble it. You'll be 10x better at wrenching your bike after doing so.
You could always bring it to the shop if you f**k it up.
I recently inherited an old steel road bike frame. Just the frame and handlebars: no drivetrain, no brakes, nothing. I was thinking of sourcing a bunch of parts to build up my own cyclocross bike. Not a high priority for me right now but I think that would be a good project to pick up these bike mech skills.