my husband isn't athletic - he's actually been happy that i've been working out since it gives him more xbox time ;) though he does support me in my goals, and actually will come out and chase me on his bicycle while i run, or sit and laugh and take photos while i'm doing an open water swim (not to mention keeping an eye on me and being ready to get help if neccessary). he's dropped me off at the pool and come back to drop off my tri bike so i could ride home after swim training, has been patient about dinner not being ready until 11pm, and is generally a wonderful human being!
however, i will qualify all this by saying 2 things:
1) we were already married for 4.5 years by the time i started doing any exercise at all
2) when i started thinking about multisport and read that triathletes have one of the highest divorce rates, we did sit down and have an honest conversation about whether this was something he could tolerate or not. i might as well not have bothered, since his response was that he was 100% behind me no matter what, but as i say - he's a wonderful human being!
probably the best thing to do is be honest. if she's involved in recording and spends lots of time on that, it's probably a fair bet that you'd be able to make it work :)
cheers!
-mistress k
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