"I wouldn't marry a woman who wanted to do Ironman triathlons. It's way too self-centred a sport. "
When my wife won the Kona lottery it was regarded as a one time thing but although I was very supportive, her training schedule drove me nuts - allowed no spontaneous activities at all. We were invited on a boat weekend on a 42 ft trawler but had to pass because my wife had a long run on Saturday and a long ride on Sunday. Passed up a weekend at a cottage on a lake for the same reason. We didn't scuba dive once that entire summer. Triathlon was always a lot of fun for both of us when we both did the short course events with the occassional 1/2 because we still had time for other hobbies/interests as well as each other, but her training for Kona left no time for anything else. Fortunately it did pay off and she had a spectacular race for a newbie.
Fortunately it really was only a one time thing. Had she wished to continue with IM I probably would have divorced her.
When my wife won the Kona lottery it was regarded as a one time thing but although I was very supportive, her training schedule drove me nuts - allowed no spontaneous activities at all. We were invited on a boat weekend on a 42 ft trawler but had to pass because my wife had a long run on Saturday and a long ride on Sunday. Passed up a weekend at a cottage on a lake for the same reason. We didn't scuba dive once that entire summer. Triathlon was always a lot of fun for both of us when we both did the short course events with the occassional 1/2 because we still had time for other hobbies/interests as well as each other, but her training for Kona left no time for anything else. Fortunately it did pay off and she had a spectacular race for a newbie.
Fortunately it really was only a one time thing. Had she wished to continue with IM I probably would have divorced her.
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cerveloguy: Jul 2, 13 20:07