This is a great topic of discussion for us.
When does working out and training for an event take too much time away from family?
Is it different if your spouse isn't a swimmer or athletic?
How does your spouse feel about how much you train each week?
What comprimises have you made?
2011 WSJ Article:
A Workout Ate My Marriage
Exercise Can Set Off Conflict About Family, Free Time; Errands vs. English Channel
What's funny is I trained with Jordan (featured in the article) on Thursday July 5th, 2007 at Asphalt Green in NYC, he gave me a ride back by my hotel which was pretty close to his office. Very nice guy.
I think this article deals more with Ironman. I have done (and I use that term loosely) 5 of them. To do one of these properly (never done by me) is, in my opinion, an incredibly selfish endeavor, especially if you have a family. One- sport pursuits are much more reasonable (unless combined with trolling the forums:)).
I have friends who do the IM seriously. I would agree that training is very time-consuming. The events themselves are pretty expensive too, not to mention the equipment.
Whether it is "incredibly selfish" will depend on the context and I'm not willing to generalize further than that.
I think this article deals more with Ironman. I have done (and I use that term loosely) 5 of them. To do one of these properly (never done by me) is, in my opinion, an incredibly selfish endeavor, especially if you have a family. One- sport pursuits are much more reasonable (unless combined with trolling the forums:)).
I have friends who do the IM seriously. I would agree that training is very time-consuming. The events themselves are pretty expensive too, not to mention the equipment.
Whether it is "incredibly selfish" will depend on the context and I'm not willing to generalize further than that.
