Jorgensen moving from tri to marathon

Gwen IS a runner.....she'll be fine. 

She's already climbed to the top of triathlon....nothing left there unless she wants to do Ironman down the road when her kids are bigger and she has more time. 

Going back to run training only leaves her a lot more time for the kiddo.

Errr...it sounds like you're doing it wrong then...

All of my run training and racing has been done without the "benefit" of earbuds and I manage to keep myself entertained.  (Yes, I've been called weird...)

At times, I've had running partners or run in a group.  Most of the time, I've been out there solo.  My thoughts meander through "stream of consciousness" depending on mood, surroundings, context, etc.  Sometimes, I play the guessing game about pace or when I'll hit some landmark (for a while, I trained with a heart monitor and foot pod for speed/distance).  I'm always taking in my surroundings.  Yesterday morning, it was the cool air, glorious pre-dawn sky, and then the test of the "canine broadcast system."  

We will now return to your regularly scheduled thread topic.  

I'm excited for her.  I'm really interested to see how it works out.

She already has a gold, so I don't think she needs to prove anything.  I want to see how fast she can get.

Also, I never thought she needed to go long in Triathlon.  She said she didn't like the idea of going long, so there's no need to put that expectation on her.  (I do think that Flora Duffy would crush long distance, though, and would like to see that).

Definitely.  As long as someone is paying her to do it, she's not losing anything.