It's not a simple question for me to answer, but I'll try to explain why I choose not to display my medals without pretending that you're my therapist!

Ever since I started running nine years ago, it has always been a personal endeavor. I have gone running with others, but I can probably count on both hands the number of times that I've done that. Running has been very therapeutic for me, and I race (running or tri) very infrequently. It's only recently that have I learned about the psychological concept of EMDR, and it has helped explain why my mental health has benefited so much from running. Long way of saying that I don't display my medals in large part because I don't generally want to talk about my running with anyone. Combine that with a warped sense of humility, and it leads to my medals sitting in a box.

As for kids, it's also a long story but they are the reason I ventured into triathlons (from solely running) in the first place. We chose to adopt older kids from foster care (teen and pre-teen when they moved in), and there are a slew of non-traditional family dynamics at play in our house. Perhaps there will be a day when I feel that it might be beneficial for them to routinely see my medals hanging somewhere, but for now I'm content with them seeing my bike trainer always set up in the basement and watching me come back home sweaty after a run.

I do enjoy riding with others but since all of medals come from either running or triathlons, displaying anything related to cycling is a non-issue at this point!

Probably a lot more than you wanted to know!