Post Your Career

Aug 26, 15 8:12

Post #1 of 118 (5916 views)

Everyone knows triathlon is expensive and VERY time consuming when it comes to training. Henceforth, I was curious what everyone does for a living and their life (please do not list salary). See who is the best at time management on this forum haha

Addition: Let's put hours of sleep we get too since people wake up early and work out late.

Edit: I am currently at work waiting for some models to get done so my mind started wondering. My sister has two toddlers and I just could not figure how someone could train with two toddlers and work at the same time (she doesn't) - but curiosity still got to me.

1. Job Title
2. Age
3. Married or Not Married or (have a) Girlfriend or Boyfriend or Single
4. Kids or No Kids
5. Hours of training per week
6. How often your partner gets mad at you for training as much as you do
7. BEST discipline
8. WORST discipline
9. Hours of sleep.

1. Quantitative Asset Liability Analyst
2. 26
3.Girlfriend
4. No kids that I am aware of
5. 10-12 at current
6. Not at all - she likes me not being fat (plus she is a yoga hippy healthy eating type)
7. Swimming
8. Running
9. 7-8 generally - maybe less. (Girlfriend wakes up earlier than I do and I like to keep one of my eyes open when she is getting dressed haha ;-)

Last edited by: ou8acracker2: Aug 26, 15 9:24

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:22

Post #2 of 118 (5894 views)

1) International Sales Coordinator
2) 29
3) Girlfriend
4) No kids
5) Currently 0 (injured/lazy) used to be 10-12
6) Never (unless a 3 hour ride takes 5 hours)
7) Run
8) Recovery

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:23

Post #3 of 118 (5890 views)

1. Corporate Buyer
2. 38
3. Married
4. Kids-4 year old boy, 6 year old boy, 12 year old girl
5. 9-11
6. She doesn't really get mad but I can tell she gets frustrated. But she likes me being in shape.
7. Running
8. Swimming
9. 6.5-7.5

The best pace is a suicide pace, and today is a good day to die. -Steve Prefontaine

Last edited by: triscottMS: Aug 26, 15 13:12

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:28

Post #4 of 118 (5867 views)

1. Database Administrator
2. 39 - Edited, I forgot how old I am.
3. Girlfriend
4. No Kids
5. 6-8 offseason, 12+ when peaking
6. rarely, just the occasional complaint about breakfast late on saturdays when I'm on long rides.
7. Bike
8. Swim
9. 6-8, depending.

---Patrick

IMMT2014 IMFLA2015
IMMT703-2012/2014 IMFLA703-2013

Last edited by: NavEEd: Aug 26, 15 10:45

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:32

Post #5 of 118 (5854 views)

1. Bioanalytical chemist
2. 42
3. Married
4. No kids (but I have two dogs)
5. I peak at 12-15 hours, but go as low as 5-6 in the winter
6. Never--if I am not active, I get cranky, so he likes me to be active
7. Bike
8. Swim

Re: Post Your Career [NavEEd] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:33

Post #6 of 118 (5843 views)

I wonder how many people are going to have "swimming" as their worst discipline.

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:35

Post #7 of 118 (5833 views)

It was a tie for me between swimming and running, being a heavier dude.

---Patrick

IMMT2014 IMFLA2015
IMMT703-2012/2014 IMFLA703-2013

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:36

Post #8 of 118 (5830 views)

1. Teacher
2. 37
3. Married
4. 2 yr old boy
5. 6-8 hours off season, 12 peak
6. Never, she's a triathlete too (6-8hrs a week training for her)
7. Running
8. Swimming

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:37

Post #9 of 118 (5827 views)

Pre kid
1. Mechanical engineer
2. 26
3. girlfriend
4. No kids
5. Avg 12h
6. Never, she just miss me when I was gone
7. bike
8. run

Post kid
1. Mechanical engineer
2. 30
3. girlfriend
4. 1 Kid
5. Avg 3h
6. Where the hell are you going?
7. bike
8. Run (injury), swim (no time, didn�t touch water in a while)

Last edited by: zambony: Aug 26, 15 18:09

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:40

Post #10 of 118 (5808 views)

1. IT Security
2. 44
2. Married
3. Kids
4. 10-15
5. Once in a blue moon, but most of my training is done outside of family time
6. Used to be running, but due to injuries seems to be cycling now
7. Used to be swimming, but due to running injuries seems to be running now

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Re: Post Your Career [zambony] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:43

Post #11 of 118 (5796 views)

post kid #5
haha

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Re: Post Your Career [zambony] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:51

Post #12 of 118 (5765 views)

zambony wrote:

Pre kid
1. Mechanical engineer
2. 26
2. girlfriend
3. No kids
4. Avg 12h
5. Never, she just miss me when I was gone
6. bike
7. run

Post kid
1. Mechanical engineer
2. 30
2. girlfriend
3. 1 Kid
4. Avg 3h
5. Where the hell are you going?
6. bike
7. Run (injury), swim (no time, didn�t touch water in a while)

Haha "where the hell are you going" - I just want to know what your response is as you are wearing spandex walking out the door....haha

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:52

Post #13 of 118 (5753 views)

1. Project Manager
2. 46
2. Married
3. Kids - 5 y/o
4. 10 - 12
5. Never, most of it is invisible to them. Run or trainer in the morning, swim or run at lunch. Nothing in afternoon, evenings.
6. Swim/Bike
7. Run

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Re: Post Your Career [zambony] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 8:56

Post #14 of 118 (5732 views)

hahaha, love this. I can very much relate.

Pre-kid, I raced sailboats. Anywhere between 10 and 20 hours "in season". Only started to try tri a year pre-kid so now it's basically like this;

1. Corp. Accountant/CPA
2. 30
2. Married
3. 1 (just under 2, little princess)
4. 3-5 hrs...maybe
5. All the time. On top of the kid situation, I also do the majority of cooking and we have a fixer upper house which takes priority
6. I suck at all 3. Bike is my least bad.
7. Swimming, by a long shot.

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:04

Post #15 of 118 (5700 views)

ou8acracker2 wrote:

I wonder how many people are going to have "swimming" as their worst discipline.

A couple years ago in the second Oly race that I did, I had the distinction of being DFL out of the water. As I ran ashore, I raised my hands and yelled, "last swimmer" which got a round of applause (might as well have fun with it). Unlike some people, when I say swimming is my worst discipline, I mean it.

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:09

Post #16 of 118 (5674 views)

1. Coast Guard Marine Inspector
2. 25
3. engaged
4. No kids. Probably about 2 years away from that
5. 12-15, occasionally touching 20
6. She never gets mad, but doesn't like when I procrastinate a weekend long ride/run so that I'm gone for the bulk of the day
7. Swimming
8. Running. Or bike if we are talking xterra

Re: Post Your Career [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:10

Post #17 of 118 (5667 views)

I'll play:

1. Business Analyst
2. 29
3. Long-Term Girlfriend
4. No Kids
5. 7-9 all running now, will probably be 12+ next year for IM
6. Never, she's a runner too most of the time and I'm chipping away her resistance to triathlons
7. Run
8. Swim

Last edited by: Blainedh: Aug 26, 15 9:37

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:11

Post #18 of 118 (5662 views)

1. Proprietor of a personal training studio and endurance coaching business
2. 45 years old
3. 1 son who's 20 years old and a junior in college
3. Single w/girlfriend
4. Currently 0 hours while undergoing treatment for chronic lyme disease. I hope to race again someday, and will be happy with any training my body can handle. In the past, despite the lyme, I managed an average of 6-8 hrs /week most of the year with peaks of 12-14 for long course races.
5. She never complains. She couldn't be more supportive
6. Best discipline - transitions :-D (or swimming )
7. Worst - running.

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USAT Lvl1 Coach, NSCA-CPT, NASM-CPT, BS Exercise Science

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:13

Post #19 of 118 (5655 views)

Beekeeper/adjunct professor
37
Married
1 kid 18 months old
Wow.. Looking at hours vs #of workouts...looks like only 3-4 hours a week on average. But I work out once or twice a day. Guess I need to build that up a bit more.
Doesn't get mad because most of my workouts are early morning or after everyone has gone to bed
Depends on year but this year the bike is best
Run is worst

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:15

Post #20 of 118 (5643 views)

1. Account/Program Manager
2. 50
2. Married
3. Kids 24 & 21
4. 10 - 12 in season 5-6 off season
5. I've done 2 Ironman's and she has said no more. I guess I'm a real ass the last month before a race. Shorter distant races, no problem
6. Bike
7. Run

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Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:17

Post #21 of 118 (5634 views)

1. Software Engineer
2. 42
2. Married
3. 2 girls ages 11 and 13
4. 12 hours
5. Never; I usually get it done in the mornings before she wakes up
6. swimming
7. cycling

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:17

Post #22 of 118 (5631 views)

ou8acracker2 wrote:

Everyone knows triathlon is expensive and VERY time consuming when it comes to training. Henceforth, I was curious what everyone does for a living and their life (please do not list salary). See who is the best at time management on this forum haha

Edit: I am currently at work waiting for some models to get done so my mind started wondering. My sister has two toddlers and I just could not figure how someone could train with two toddlers and work at the same time (she doesn't) - but curiosity still got to me.

1. Job Title
2. Age
2. Married or Not Married or (have a) Girlfriend or Boyfriend or Single
3. Kids or No Kids
4. Hours of training per week
5. How often your partner gets mad at you for training as much as you do
6. BEST discipline
7. WORST discipline

It's okay, I can't count to 3 either

1. Specialist, Tax Consultant
2. 25
3. Girlfriend
4. No Kids
5. 700 annually
6. She's very supportive and appreciative
7. Cycling
8. Swimming (newest of the three to me)
9. Wasn't a spot for this...also part-time student.

Re: Post Your Career [racehd] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:26

Post #23 of 118 (5608 views)

racehd wrote:

ou8acracker2 wrote:

Everyone knows triathlon is expensive and VERY time consuming when it comes to training. Henceforth, I was curious what everyone does for a living and their life (please do not list salary). See who is the best at time management on this forum haha

Edit: I am currently at work waiting for some models to get done so my mind started wondering. My sister has two toddlers and I just could not figure how someone could train with two toddlers and work at the same time (she doesn't) - but curiosity still got to me.

1. Job Title
2. Age
2. Married or Not Married or (have a) Girlfriend or Boyfriend or Single
3. Kids or No Kids
4. Hours of training per week
5. How often your partner gets mad at you for training as much as you do
6. BEST discipline
7. WORST discipline

It's okay, I can't count to 3 either

1. Specialist, Tax Consultant
2. 25
3. Girlfriend
4. No Kids
5. 700 annually
6. She's very supportive and appreciative
7. Cycling
8. Swimming (newest of the three to me)
9. Wasn't a spot for this...also part-time student.

That is why you do tax (which I would fail so hard at that and would lose people lots of money) haha. it is edited. Thanks for the catch.

Last edited by: ou8acracker2: Aug 26, 15 9:28

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:32

Post #24 of 118 (5591 views)

1. Business Analyst
2. 35
3. Girlfriend
4. No Kids
5. Winter (8-10) In Season (12-15)
6. Rarely as she supports my ambitions and has her own hobby (Weight Lifting)
7. Running
8. Swimming
9. 8-10 Hrs

Bike is becoming my strong suit but I always identify as a runner and I always place high on the run splits. That being said I always leave a bit out there in terms of the bike to ensure I don't crash and burn during the run.

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Last edited by: cshowe80: Aug 26, 15 10:08

Re: Post Your Career [ou8acracker2] [ In reply to ]

Aug 26, 15 9:38

Post #25 of 118 (5562 views)

1. Drugs
2. Just had my birthday and am in denial
3. See my garage
4. Bikes already cost enough
5. I wish I was still in grad school
6. Again, see my garage
7. Used to be running...no longer running
8. My coach used to pull me from the pool in college and had me hit the bike in the gym
9. Again, I wish I was still in grad school

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