Was actually the onus of this piece: https://www.slowtwitch.com/...g_Your_Own_7693.html

For myself, I'll do another one of these rides in a few weeks, then probably do a bunch of trail and gravel running. If we get CX in the fall, it sounds like it'll be Enduro / time trial format.

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You understand there are other countries in the world other than the USA?

I got a duathlon in 6 weeks, 70.3 in October and a 70.3 in December.

To be fair to the OP, our audience is US heavy.

Also, IM Lake Placid also just hit the bricks, and we're nowhere near a place where it's reasonably foreseeable that mass gatherings will happen in 2020.

We've completely fucked up our response to COVID with re-opening too early. There might be racing elsewhere in the world this year, but I find it incredibly doubtful it'll happen much of anywhere in the US now.

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I have Ultraman Arizona in November. I know Arizona is a hot bed right now, but UM is a much smaller event than most races and could fit under a lot of the mass gathering requirements.

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The folks at the Badwater 135 have sent out confirmation that they will go ahead with the race in a couple of weeks time. That has slightly more numbers (athletes plus crew) than Ultraman Arizona but is obviously in a very isolated area. It will be interesting to see if any of the late season Ultra-tris go ahead this year.

Lately, I've been going after KOM's - currently have just under 50 in the last six weeks or so. I did a bike focus for around 10 weeks, averaging around 350 miles a week. I'm back 'down' to 275 mpw and am switching gears towards doing a fall 50k run on some local trails near where I live. There is a race that is still scheduled in early October, but I'm thinking I'll just be doing my own thing for the 50k. The reach goal is around 4 hours, but I've never run longer than a marathon. The terrain I'm planning to run isn't all that technical, but trail running just seems slower than road running in general. I did a run on the trails I'm planning to do about ten days ago and nearly fell six times, catching my toes on roots and rocks - I'll definitely want to adjust my running a bit for 50k on the trails.

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Probably just bike races, like the Driveway series crit I did last week in Austin. Smaller fields are welcome on stuff like that to me anyways. Hoping MTB racing gets back going soon too.

Once I decided a few weeks ago that I wasn't going to do Lubbock (still thought it would ultimately get cancelled), I made the call to not worry about swimming until I have a tri on the schedule within a couple of months. Right now the only tri I'm registered for is Galveston 2021 due to the deferral of 2020. Not having to spend time on swimming has been wonderful for my everyday life. And the stress that comes with the hassle of getting to the gym has not been missed.

So anyway, right now I'm just worrying about cycling fitness. Running a little bit here and there, mainly with my wife who is still rehabbing a torn labrum. Run volume will go up as she progresses, but will still just be focused on making gains on the bike.

How are you liking the Crit racing?

I know. Us Australians can be insecure from time to time. Just acknowledge us every now and again!

Muncie 70.3 on July 11th.

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looks like Crit City and Laguardia on zwift.

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Novice/cat 4 races are terrible. Bad bike handling and nobody knows how to “race”

Cat 3/4 races are loads of fun

My main racing is getting my puppy to be better trained than any of the other puppies in the neighborhood (N=11). So far with 1-2h of daily training, in short 5-15 min sessions she's leaps and bounds above most of the other puppies except for that muthafugging Pomeranian/Aussie Shepard (that dog is super fluffy, soft and may be the cutest puppy ever) mix who's owner does zero training with him. That dog was just born super well trained. Why? Why did such a cute and well behaved dog move into my hood?

I'm also racing to build up my bourbon collection, problem is bottles keep disappearing as fast as I add to it. IDK what's happening? Where's all the bourbon going? \_O_/
Add a bottle & still at 11 bottles. Not sure why I can't seem to get to a dozen bottles? Help!

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IMAZ hopefully. If not I guess I'll be happy with slowly building up my volume to where I'm comfortable training 13 hrs/week with my schedule and losing this 30 after 30.

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Those of stateside are just jealous that your Government and population did a good job with COVID and can resume more normal life while we are without racing for the foreseeable future. I'm planning to learn about Aus-NZ rugby rivalries.

For the OP: I'm riding solo and gravel and running some. I overdid it and have a very tight R hip now. Just in time the pool reopened so I can insert swimming for some running and riding

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11 bottles is not a collection - that's your "overstock of your favorite"

I buy my favorite few flavors by the case and keep a full case of back-up of my favorite. My next few favorites, I keep 2-3 back-up bottles. (buy a case, when it get down to 2 or 3 bottles, buy a new case) Any-time one of the others gets below 1/2 full, I buy a new one.

The only exception is Pappy which I can only get 1 bottle in the fall at a reasonable cost.

Fly by night is still on (Labor Day weekend) as is Cazenovia Tri (late Aug)

Hoping and planning for both,

I think this is almost right. I wouldn't be surprised if things like cyclocross races, or other small niche events, go on as planned given that you can separate the fields before start, require preregistration and once racing has begun it breaks up really fast. I would also expect some mountain bike racing to return as well for the same reasons

I am signed up for DQ Events...yep thats cancelled

I am going to do...IMLP was just cancelled

70.3 worlds...done for.

I think I am going to be racing against my BMI for most of the year.

Props to you for standing up to the Chinese. Us Canadians need to do that. I am looking forward to going to Walla Walla for my exchange student's 21st birthday next year. Apparently it is a thing in Australia.

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I'm hoping for cyclocross, but not too confident it will happen.

If not only virtual racing this year.

- a 40k TT under 54 min (still trying to map out the best route near me with minimal turns and stop signs)

- complete a local Strava hill climb segment in under 25 minutes (5.2 miles long with 1700 feet of climbing). Slowly improving each time I have taken a crack this year and missed it by less than 30 seconds on my last attempt

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If they are all different/unique I would tend to disagree, as my rule of thumb is "Ten of anything is a collection"

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Continue training for the 2021 (or 2022 if I can't go next year) Maxi-Race France.