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This is the box of random swim things. Plus some shoe insoles for no apparent reason.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you take up a sport, one of the first things you do is pick up the gear you need. \u00a0Not everything, just the basics. \u00a0For running, that might just be a pair of shoes and some clothes to run in. \u00a0For biking, well, you need a bike. \u00a0Swimming, a swimming suit is crucial and goggles are a huge perk.<\/p>\n

And as you get into the sport, you slowly acquire more and more gear. \u00a0You get excited when you get your first swim cap from a race, and race t-shirts just mean that you have to do less laundry. \u00a0Two bike helmets are better than one. \u00a0What if someone else needs one?<\/p>\n

But after a while, the stuff starts to multiply. \u00a0No seriously, I’m pretty sure it’s breeding in my closet. \u00a0I keep finding swim caps everywhere. \u00a0I don’t race that much. \u00a0I don’t know where they’re all coming from. \u00a0And the race shirts… well, it might be time to pare those down. \u00a0I keep saying I’m going to make a quilt (let’s be honest, I’m going to have someone make a quilt – I can’t sew). \u00a0 But again, it certainly saves on laundry.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, I’m not yet the person with a collection of bikes. \u00a0I would be, but you know, money. \u00a0Had I not bought a car this summer, I would probably be buying a bike. \u00a0Because, you know, the proper number of bikes is n+1, n being the number of bikes you currently have.<\/p>\n

I have a bin in my office of things that need to go to Goodwill or other donation site and as I was packing stuff up over the weekend, I realized just how many pairs of running shoes are in there. \u00a0Those need to go to a donation bin somewhere. \u00a0Now that I’m not running 12+ half marathons a year, I’m going through fewer running shoes, which is a plus. \u00a0Also, my Hokas seem to last me many more miles than my old Brooks shoes did.<\/p>\n

Of course, I make it sound like all this gear accumulates through no fault of my own. \u00a0That is an outright lie. \u00a0While I HATE shopping for what I call normal clothes, I love shopping for fitness gear. \u00a0I’m always looking for a great pair of goggles or a cute bike jersey on sale. \u00a0I’m still on the hunt for the perfect bento box for my bike, so if anyone has any suggestions, let me know. \u00a0I own multiple bags that I can probably pare down – two transition bags for races (one which is just too small), two swim bags, a swim gear bag… But my mother will attest that I have always loved bags. \u00a0Pretty sure she feared I would grow up to be a bag lady. \u00a0Instead, I work for the government. \u00a0I’m not sure that’s better.<\/p>\n

This summer, I need to corral all of my gear into one place, instead of the various places it’s stashed around the house. \u00a0I need to take a look at what I have and start to pare down. \u00a0Or at least stop accumulating more. \u00a0It’s a process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you take up a sport, one of the first things you do is pick up the gear you need. \u00a0Not everything, just the basics. \u00a0For running, that might just be a pair of shoes and some clothes to run in. \u00a0For biking, well, you need a bike. \u00a0Swimming, a swimming suit is crucial and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe gear, it multiplies! 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