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Are You a "Yoda?" Or a "Kung Fu Panda?"

Thursday, 09 February 2017 23:10

By Meredith Atwood (triathlete.com)

Depending on where you live on this great planet, your triathlon calendar most likely has an “off-season.” The off-season is usually the time after the athlete’s “A” race is officially over, and training volume is likely being temporarily reduced for a few months. The off-season is a great time to recharge and to focus on your weaknesses—or to become a total sloth.

Which off-season character are you?

1. Off-Season Yoda
2. Off-Season Karate Kid

3. Off-Season Kung Fu Panda ...

Yoda

You know who you are. Yodas (aka unicorns) are the triathlon masters who race hard all season and take the off-season to really hit the weight room, practice their weakest sport and yet still manage to maintain a fantastic aerobic base while keeping a lovely balance of rest, proper nutrition and meditation for at least 10 minutes a day.

Hate you, we must.

OK, maybe not. But the true Yodas are the ones who hit the ground running in the spring. Sound like you? Maybe. But I think true Yodas makes up about 0.004 percent of the triathlon population, which is why they are also known as unicorns. While many might appear to be Yodas, they are merely Yodas in disguise: failing to achieve the triathlon nirvana of balance. The key is to do all of these things and also not burn out or make your family hate you. If you are a true Yoda, then you are amazing. But one word to the Yodas-in-training of the world: Burn out you might. We can all use a tip to take caution to balance your mind, spirit, family and training in the off-season, or the on-season might be a mess.  READ MORE