Hi all,
I have a sticky training partner issue. I have trained on/off with a guy who lives in my area (S. California) who I determined is unreliable. I am also a member of a tri-club and train with a group more my speed. The guy lost all interest in training over the winter and in fact--stopped all training and gained alot of weight. I feel sorry for him and he is trying to gear up for an IM but works long hours and can't really train or doesn't want to (not sure which) on a regular basis. I have biked with him a handful of times when I couldn't ride with the group and he is so, so, so out of shape. He is too cheap to join the club despite my invitations and and prompting him to join. He has tried out the group a few times and really liked it. I really believe he will not train or lose weight until he is motivated and wants to do it despite all of my invitations, etc. I feel that I have invested in becoming a faster, stronger athlete by training with the group and I don't want to throw that away by training with someone significantly slower than me.....Help!
Kat_Kong
I have a sticky training partner issue. I have trained on/off with a guy who lives in my area (S. California) who I determined is unreliable. I am also a member of a tri-club and train with a group more my speed. The guy lost all interest in training over the winter and in fact--stopped all training and gained alot of weight. I feel sorry for him and he is trying to gear up for an IM but works long hours and can't really train or doesn't want to (not sure which) on a regular basis. I have biked with him a handful of times when I couldn't ride with the group and he is so, so, so out of shape. He is too cheap to join the club despite my invitations and and prompting him to join. He has tried out the group a few times and really liked it. I really believe he will not train or lose weight until he is motivated and wants to do it despite all of my invitations, etc. I feel that I have invested in becoming a faster, stronger athlete by training with the group and I don't want to throw that away by training with someone significantly slower than me.....Help!
Kat_Kong