Well, Hello there Everyone!
Greetings from Honduras! I’m on holiday but I’m thinking of all of you and getting this going again for all of us. I am not just the “coach” as RandMart puts it, I’m also definitely a participant this year. 2022 was, under no uncertain terms, a total shitshow for me. Death, trauma, family ish, working myself ragged with my new (and own!) tri team, the list goes on. One of my saving graces has been to head out socially with friends. And by socially I mean having a couple of drinks and let the stress melt away. So, allow me to rack my bike next to yours in this transition!
We are keeping this streak alive, with the annual SlowTwitch Dry January "challenge"! Let's start the year off on the right foot, in control of one of our controllables and investing in ourselves early on.
One of the main success points that we have every year is the teamwork and camaraderie. We all cheer each other on, either publicly in this thread or privately through our DMs. I'm grateful that it's the one time of year that we can all put our differences aside (Clash vs Ironman, Cervelo vs Specialized, etc) and do something good for ourselves.
If you're playing along for the first time, or are just now coming out of your post-holiday fog and need a refresher, here's how this goes:
1. I'll be posting a check-in here every day throughout January. Feel free to read along, nod silently in agreement, or check in yourself for accountability. If you don't feel comfortable checking in publicly, I offer you my personal pompoms and private message inbox every day you need it.
2. Take this extra time to tune into your body. We all love data- keep track of your resting HR, hours slept, quality of sleep, how many chocolate chips you snarfed because you're missing your after dinner ritual, and how well you're otherwise staying hydrated. There are lots more metrics too, so share with the class what you're experiencing!
3. The goal of this month is to evaluate your relationship with alcohol. Some people will come into this thread to tell us that drinking is wrong and gross and we're awful humans for enjoying a nice single barrel bourbon every so often (come on, this IS the ST forum after all), but many others will share inspiring stories about their sobriety and encourage us to fulfill our promise to ourselves this month and potentially beyond. And, several of us will also discuss our favorite beverage of choice- the one that gets us through this month, and the one we're looking forward to after this period ends. Quality over quantity is a common theme here.
4. If you manage to succeed in staying dry for 31 days, that's 8.5% of your year spent sober. Woohoo!
Are you ready? Let's goooooo!
Level II USAT Coach | Level 3 USAC Coach | NASM-CPT
Team Zoot | Tailwind Trailblazer
I can tell you why you're sick, I just can't write you an Rx
Greetings from Honduras! I’m on holiday but I’m thinking of all of you and getting this going again for all of us. I am not just the “coach” as RandMart puts it, I’m also definitely a participant this year. 2022 was, under no uncertain terms, a total shitshow for me. Death, trauma, family ish, working myself ragged with my new (and own!) tri team, the list goes on. One of my saving graces has been to head out socially with friends. And by socially I mean having a couple of drinks and let the stress melt away. So, allow me to rack my bike next to yours in this transition!
We are keeping this streak alive, with the annual SlowTwitch Dry January "challenge"! Let's start the year off on the right foot, in control of one of our controllables and investing in ourselves early on.
One of the main success points that we have every year is the teamwork and camaraderie. We all cheer each other on, either publicly in this thread or privately through our DMs. I'm grateful that it's the one time of year that we can all put our differences aside (Clash vs Ironman, Cervelo vs Specialized, etc) and do something good for ourselves.
If you're playing along for the first time, or are just now coming out of your post-holiday fog and need a refresher, here's how this goes:
1. I'll be posting a check-in here every day throughout January. Feel free to read along, nod silently in agreement, or check in yourself for accountability. If you don't feel comfortable checking in publicly, I offer you my personal pompoms and private message inbox every day you need it.
2. Take this extra time to tune into your body. We all love data- keep track of your resting HR, hours slept, quality of sleep, how many chocolate chips you snarfed because you're missing your after dinner ritual, and how well you're otherwise staying hydrated. There are lots more metrics too, so share with the class what you're experiencing!
3. The goal of this month is to evaluate your relationship with alcohol. Some people will come into this thread to tell us that drinking is wrong and gross and we're awful humans for enjoying a nice single barrel bourbon every so often (come on, this IS the ST forum after all), but many others will share inspiring stories about their sobriety and encourage us to fulfill our promise to ourselves this month and potentially beyond. And, several of us will also discuss our favorite beverage of choice- the one that gets us through this month, and the one we're looking forward to after this period ends. Quality over quantity is a common theme here.
4. If you manage to succeed in staying dry for 31 days, that's 8.5% of your year spent sober. Woohoo!
Are you ready? Let's goooooo!
Level II USAT Coach | Level 3 USAC Coach | NASM-CPT
Team Zoot | Tailwind Trailblazer
I can tell you why you're sick, I just can't write you an Rx
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