Has there been any mention about the level of support Brad got from Nancy regarding his iron man training?
I'm curious how big of a bone of contention this was for them, especially since she also trains for marathons.
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Someone earlier posted an exerpt from one of his blogs...saying seeing his family at the finish line made his race day perfect or something to that effect. I tend to think that a wonderful person such as Nancy would support her husband just as much as she did her children... which according to family and friends was above and beyond.
As for the bone of contention... I am speaking from experience here as well as for the level of support I provide for my very own iron~hubby :
Ironman training is beyond time consuming and it takes a lot of family support and understanding. The typical week of training in my family is this when preparing for a race:
monday~ morning run of 45 minutes followed by a 30 minute interval training on the fluid trainer (dohicky that you put your actual bike on...cost around 400 dollars... two pairs of running shoes that you alternate to avoid injury....250 dollars...wetsuit 150 dollars, speedo 25 dollars....pool fees....we spend `400 a year for the membership.)
still on monday....at lunch swim laps for an hour. Ride bike to the pool and back to work...
still on monday.... eat dinner...(fast!)... gear up for two hour road ride followed by a 30 minute jog (called a brick when you bike then run). (training bike....400 dollars.....racing bike with carbon fiber frame....2500 dollars.....tri bars for bike `200 dollars.....spinergy wheels 700 dollars...drinking system...and bako box for eating system.....together 75 dollars... bike shorts and jerseys...tons of them....`at least a grand all together...extra tubes and tire change kit...50 dollars...
Tuesday thru friday....same as monday
Saturday....5 hour bike ride followed by hour run (big brick)
Sunday......rest day...which includes an 'easy' run or 'easy spin' of an hour or so
other costs....gatorade (tons of it), powerbars (I buy them by the case...not cheap..and dh usually eats 7 of them a day), goo, race entry fees (also not cheap), travel to race and hotel fees (usually three to four days before an ironman and one day after)
All that being said on the training you can see how important it is to have family support and it can be a HUGE bone of contention if there are other problems or issues in the family.
I have and always will support my dh...as he loves it..and is actually quite good~ He raced on the all army triathlon team and they paid for ironman hawaii one year!
The way I dealt with the long rides when my son was a baby..we got the trek rocket and a racing tandem..and we did the five hour rides together. Now that my son is older we let him play with friends or my son rides the tandem with his dad.
I now make my own power bars and that saves some money...and my dh does a lot of pimping out his bike with duct tape.
lol
Sorry to be so long winded....but I thought it would provide some insight.
Also, just being around the tri world...I can say that it the narcissist's dream sport! my dh also tends to be full of himself most of the time and THAT can get very old very quick.
ps, forgot to include price of personal trainer (forty five bones a month), kettler spinner (800)
pps, just had this thought...what if BC's partner in things adulterous is also a triathlete....