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.
The whole family is asleep while I workout. Last year I attended one event, an open water swim, and the family came to cheer me on and shop (their priority was not necessarily in that order). I caught the bug so this is my first year training for multiple events - lake swims in Oregon, another trip to SF bay for sharkfest and a pool meet or two. We'll see how this year goes, but my first pool meet was followed by shopping again, so no complaints so far.
Darrin if you make it to only one open water event in Oregon, make it to the Cascade Lakes series at Elk Lake, five events over three days in a beautiful alpine lake with majestic snow topped mountains as your backdrop, one of my all time favorite places on earth doing one of my all time favorite activities - swimming! You can swim as many or few of the events as you wish. Very social family friendly beach with kid activities planned for Saturday between races.
The whole family is asleep while I workout. Last year I attended one event, an open water swim, and the family came to cheer me on and shop (their priority was not necessarily in that order). I caught the bug so this is my first year training for multiple events - lake swims in Oregon, another trip to SF bay for sharkfest and a pool meet or two. We'll see how this year goes, but my first pool meet was followed by shopping again, so no complaints so far.
Darrin if you make it to only one open water event in Oregon, make it to the Cascade Lakes series at Elk Lake, five events over three days in a beautiful alpine lake with majestic snow topped mountains as your backdrop, one of my all time favorite places on earth doing one of my all time favorite activities - swimming! You can swim as many or few of the events as you wish. Very social family friendly beach with kid activities planned for Saturday between races.
