Anonymous
09/04/2013 08:36
Subject: Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:OP, "only" 5-6 miles? Humble brag
Awe...don't get all insecure.
Anonymous
09/04/2013 07:35
Subject: Ironman Widow
OP, "only" 5-6 miles? Humble brag
Anonymous
09/03/2013 23:44
Subject: Re:Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You should try to find out why he is so empty inside that he has to do this? At least that's what I heard some sherpas wonder about the many wealthy but bored foreigners who come to their homeland to try to scale Everest only to perish while using bad judgment attempting to summit.
Does anyone else find this as hilarious as I do?!
I think it's one of the wiser things I've ever read on DCUM.
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I wonder what her Sherpa friends back in Nepal would think of her spending her energy on this website spreading messages of enlightenment.
Peace and Light.
Anonymous
09/03/2013 23:29
Subject: Re:Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You should try to find out why he is so empty inside that he has to do this? At least that's what I heard some sherpas wonder about the many wealthy but bored foreigners who come to their homeland to try to scale Everest only to perish while using bad judgment attempting to summit.
Does anyone else find this as hilarious as I do?!
I think it's one of the wiser things I've ever read on DCUM.
Anonymous
09/03/2013 23:28
Subject: Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:So I'm aware that I should be supportive of my DH, who is training for his first Ironman, but I'm so so over it. The long training, the constant discussion, the diet judgements. Plus because he is working out so much, we have had to adjust our schedule to meet his training, meaning I am not able to work out (I work out a normal amount, not 4 hours per day amount) regularly, which he just is annoying about. Ironman widows or ladies who have done this, help. Seriously. I find myself rebelling by eating cookies at work. I just want a glass of wine and a bowl of pasta once in a while! I want to go for a run without feeling like I am lame for only doing 5-6 miles. I am tired of the all-health all the time. This might make me terrible, but I am complaining anyway.
Who else is a workout widow? Help me deal with this?
Why no wine or pasta? I do triathlons and marathons and I inhale some pasta, especially on a Friday night when I'm gearing up for a long Saturday morning training run.
No wine? say what? One of the bennies of excessive exercise is that I can indulge in excessive calories and burn it right off.
Your DH sounds like he has some serious food issues if he is not getting a majority of his calories from carbs. I eat like a complete hog at a troth when training for a big race...Maybe that is why I carry around an extra 10lbs...slight overweight, well fed, strong as ox heart, and happy
Anonymous
09/03/2013 23:24
Subject: Re:Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:You should try to find out why he is so empty inside that he has to do this? At least that's what I heard some sherpas wonder about the many wealthy but bored foreigners who come to their homeland to try to scale Everest only to perish while using bad judgment attempting to summit.
Does anyone else find this as hilarious as I do?!
Anonymous
09/03/2013 22:15
Subject: Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:Hi OP. You don't mention if you have kid and if so, ho is his training schedule affecting the time he spends with family?
This. If it's just you and him, I'm not getting what the trouble is. Like, AT ALL. Do your own thing, FFS.
If you have a kid, why the hell are you focused on wine and pasta and feeling guilty about "only" 5-6 miles when your priority should be the fact that there's no family time?
You are an odd bird, OP.
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:44
Subject: Ironman Widow
My husband does tri's too - has a half coming up. Will do an ironman someday, but realizes that right now it's too big an ask of me. But the other big difference is that he is appreciative of my sacrifices to enable his training, and will take a break from the intense level of training once this upcoming race is over (and I am very much looking forward to that.)
In your case I'd be pissed if his focus were so dramatically impacting my life without even recognition and thanks for it. And as for the diet / judgement stuff - totally unfair.
In your case I'd be pissed if his focus were so dramatically impacting my life without even recognition and thanks for it. And as for the diet / judgement stuff - totally unfair.
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:43
Subject: Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:So I'm aware that I should be supportive of my DH, who is training for his first Ironman, but I'm so so over it. The long training, the constant discussion, the diet judgements. Plus because he is working out so much, we have had to adjust our schedule to meet his training, meaning I am not able to work out (I work out a normal amount, not 4 hours per day amount) regularly, which he just is annoying about. Ironman widows or ladies who have done this, help. Seriously. I find myself rebelling by eating cookies at work. I just want a glass of wine and a bowl of pasta once in a while! I want to go for a run without feeling like I am lame for only doing 5-6 miles. I am tired of the all-health all the time. This might make me terrible, but I am complaining anyway.
Who else is a workout widow? Help me deal with this?
I used to do Ironman so I understand the 4 hour training. It is usually on the weekends. Your DH needs to be reasonable. I usually get the long training done EARLY in the morning before family wakes up to minimize the impact. You can always have a glass of wine or have a bowl of pasta. He shouldn't stop you. Ironman training usually lasts 4-6 months and after the big race, everything should be back to normal. Ironman is a major feat, be supportive!
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:40
Subject: Ironman Widow
Anonymous wrote:Why can't you drink wine or eat pasta at home?
+1
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:38
Subject: Re:Ironman Widow
You should try to find out why he is so empty inside that he has to do this? At least that's what I heard some sherpas wonder about the many wealthy but bored foreigners who come to their homeland to try to scale Everest only to perish while using bad judgment attempting to summit.
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:37
Subject: Ironman Widow
Hi OP. You don't mention if you have kid and if so, ho is his training schedule affecting the time he spends with family?
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:34
Subject: Re:Ironman Widow
I dated a guy like this in college. I could not stand it and got out. We were both varsity athletes (same sport). Everything was about his schedule, workouts, nutrition etc.
It's a self-centered lifestyle.
It's a self-centered lifestyle.
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:32
Subject: Ironman Widow
Why can't you drink wine or eat pasta at home?
Anonymous
09/03/2013 21:27
Subject: Ironman Widow
So I'm aware that I should be supportive of my DH, who is training for his first Ironman, but I'm so so over it. The long training, the constant discussion, the diet judgements. Plus because he is working out so much, we have had to adjust our schedule to meet his training, meaning I am not able to work out (I work out a normal amount, not 4 hours per day amount) regularly, which he just is annoying about. Ironman widows or ladies who have done this, help. Seriously. I find myself rebelling by eating cookies at work. I just want a glass of wine and a bowl of pasta once in a while! I want to go for a run without feeling like I am lame for only doing 5-6 miles. I am tired of the all-health all the time. This might make me terrible, but I am complaining anyway.
Who else is a workout widow? Help me deal with this?
Who else is a workout widow? Help me deal with this?