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2005-07-17 11:35 PM

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Subject: top eight problems your SO has with you doing tris
Eight, because I couldn't make it to ten. I'm sure I can get some help here.

In no particular order......

-You now associate with a multitude of other fit, tan, attractive athletes. (See: Hottie thread)
-Never before has your SO dated a man who likes (and shaves) his legs more frequently than they do.
-You paid HOW MUCH for that bike? (Now that dinner you "splurged on" seems cheap)
-They just don't "get it" when you get misty eyed over Mark Allen and Mike Pigg going at it, nor do they appreciate your noble attempts to educate them on it.
-Your idea of "interior decorating" has become a wetsuit hanging in the shower, tri shorts drying on the bedroom doorknob, and two bikes sitting in the living room. (hah..the garage..as if...)
-You get offended when he/she says..."You mean you're going to keep doing those things?" (by things, of course, he/she means triathlons)
-Romantic walks along the beach/lake/river have a tendency turn into evaluations of the possiblity of an open water swim at said named location..
-They don't like the end of race "schweaty hug"

Of course, I'm joking. Well, kinda.
Rich


2005-07-18 7:16 AM
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I don't have an SO and if I ever get an SO he'll have to support me (or at least never undermine me) in my interests. He doesn't have to show up at my races, but I expect not to hear any whining about my interests.
2005-07-18 7:22 AM
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I recently proposed taking my wife to St. George Island in Florida for a weekend getaway...then mentioned there happened to be a tri that weekend.  Went over like a pregnant high jumper, even though I promised we'd have three good days together.

2005-07-18 7:25 AM
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Well, I don' have a SO anymore because of my triathlon/marathon/racing habit.

I think that answers that question.

I will only look for new SO's who enjoy and will support my exercise addiction. Lesson learned.

2005-07-18 7:39 AM
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1. No more morning nookie. I am out running when we used to fool around. I think he lives for days off.

2. He is cooking all the meals till after the race season ends. The man cannot cook (he tried to kill me with undercooked chicken last week) but he tries so hard. Gotta love it but I know he hates it and misses my cooking.

3. On days off he is expected to take the dog for long walks. He would rather not walk the dog, she pulls cause she is trying to run.

4. The bucks. He sees me pass a bike store and my hand ends up on his wallet.

5. I am asleep before the kids most nights so bedtime duty is all his.

6. He misses me.

7. He misses crap in the house to munch on.

8. His idea of a good time is not standing around waiting for someone to run by all sweaty and smile at him or hug him all digusting and take pictures of his pony-tailed wife all wet and in almost dead last place! He would much rather be home asleep. It is a real testament to him that he comes to every race and acts more excited than I feel when I cross the finish line.

I have never met anyone more supportive of something and I am honored he married me and I knw he is just as honored that I married him.

Bless him!

Edited by nliedel 2005-07-18 7:42 AM
2005-07-18 8:33 AM
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Subject: RE: top eight problems your SO has with you doing tris
Mine only has one.

She dosent mind the early morning wakeups, or getting to the race course at 6:30 AM (waking up at 5). She dosent mind the sweat or the fact that I am eating what is ammount to cardboard, and there are no munchies arround the place.

BUT.......


She HATESthe Spandex, and believes that no males should be wearing such clothing, and the fact that I am one of the guys that dosent mind wearing it!



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2005-07-18 8:34 AM
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hmmmm....was going to comment here but the issue is a little to tough right now so will just say GO to Renee and tricomet. 

nliedel:  I am ssssooo  very happy for you and you are ssssooo lucky !!
2005-07-18 9:24 AM
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She hates that I always leave my wetsuit hanging around over the shower to dry

She doesn't like my "chest stubble."  lol

I still get the "I can't believe how much that bike cost."

She hates not seeing me all the time.  I'm out of bed and off to the gym before she's even awake, and then I'm out training when she gets home from work at night. 

I think it makes her feel fat and lazy that I workout so much and she doesn't, even though she is blessed with one of those metabolisms that keep her skinny anyway.

On the flipside, there's a lot she likes.  She loves making fun of my race outfit, and I think she likes that my hobby involves staying fit, I can't imagine a lot of women complaining that they're husbands are in shape.

2005-07-18 9:38 AM
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nliedel:  I am ssssooo  very happy for you and you are ssssooo lucky !!


I know I am. I was married to a non supportive person for a while, in general. Gene has put up with a lot of nonsense from me. He has also seen me on forced bedrest for months (6 weeks with Herne and 15 weeks with JJ) and knows that keeping me working out is best for the decibal levels in the house. I am unfun when I am trapped in bed.
2005-07-18 9:42 AM
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This makes me sad.   Wished I hadn't wasted my time with someone who wasn't supportive.

2005-07-18 9:50 AM
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TriComet - 2005-07-18 7:25 AM

Well, I don' have a SO anymore because of my triathlon/marathon/racing habit.

I think that answers that question.

I will only look for new SO's who enjoy and will support my exercise addiction. Lesson learned.

Aha- so I'm not the only one who's single becuase of my addiction!  I am in the same boat-  I refuse to be with someone who doesn't understand my passion and isn't willing to be active and supportive.  I am not even going to go there again!



2005-07-18 9:51 AM
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Hawkeye - 2005-07-18 7:22 AM

I recently proposed taking my wife to St. George Island in Florida for a weekend getaway...then mentioned there happened to be a tri that weekend.  Went over like a pregnant high jumper, even though I promised we'd have three good days together.

Pregnant high jumper... hehehe. New one.

See, I would think this is a GREAT idea! If you said "Honey, let's go to St. George" and you took your golf clubs, would she complain? Geez. Not fair! Sorry, Mrs. Hawkeye needs to get with the program!

(DON'T YOU DARE QUOTE ME TO MRS. HAWKEYE)

2005-07-18 10:17 AM
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I might be the luckiest girl in the world! My boy was never into this life...but wanted to become more fit and hang with me more so we got him a bike. Lo and behold, he is an incredible cyclist (I am hanging off his back wheel, praying for mercy, after only two months of training together)! Now, he has the tri bug and has been going after this goal like no tomorrow! He is my hero and my inspiration!!

Not to mention that he is the hottest thing ever in cycling gear, Jammers, or any other piece of athletic clothing!
2005-07-18 10:25 AM
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My wife has only herself to blame!!!

It was supporting her during her first triathlon that gave me the bug to switch over from marathons!!!

I think given the opportunity, she would have preferred to stayed in bed and slept!!!
2005-07-18 10:28 AM
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1. He's just plain sick of hearing me talk about it all the time.

2. He hated the way my wetsuit smelled after my last race, but before I bought the soap stuff for it, when it was hanging in the bathroom. He offered to put it out in the sun to kill the smell. I offered to leave him.

3. He's sick of my bike living in the front room. I told him Pearl is as much a part of the family as the dogs. He went on with some rubbish about personifying inanimate objects and I said "Shh, she'll hear you."

4. He's sick of my habit of washing workout clothes in the shower and then hanging them over the shower curtain to dry..... until my next workout....

5. He's sick of all this afternoon sex because I'm too tired by 10p.

But really he's awesome about it. Though I know they bore him to tears, he's always at the races, he'll listen to me prattle on about it and he takes care of things when I don't have time to because I "have" to go on a two hour ride. He's got Ultimate Frisbee and I do the same for him.

2005-07-18 10:43 AM
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1. He has to share the training time with me.

2. Umm, uhhhh, hmmm....

Guess that's the only one.



2005-07-18 1:30 PM
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1. He hates when he calls to say he's coming home early from work, and I immediately seize the opportunity for a workout - run upstairs, change into biking/running/swimming gear, ready to rush out the door for a run or bike or my second trip to the gym in a day - instead of staying home and having family time and a nice dinner iwth him and the kids. (See #2 below ...)

2. He doesn't like that I rarely cook any more (who has time? - see the burned pasta thread -) but thankfully, he doesn't complain.

3. I think he dislikes the fact that I work out so much more than him, never mind that I am always trying to drag him to the gym with me. I think it makes him feel bad. When we do work out together (only weights, since the man is allergic to cardio - I know, I know ...) he is always criticizing my form. Yesterday I finally got fed up and said, loudly, "I'm here seven days a week. You're here what - two? Back off." He shut up after getting some smirks from the other guys in the weight room. It was mean, I know, but I wanted him to leave me alone!

4. He really hates my post-race slump ... the afternoon after ANY race ... OR any long training run for that matter, say 8 miles or more ... I'm just a nasty, cranky, sleepy wreck. Can't say as I blame him for this, though.

I think that's all. My husband is actually remarkably supportive, but then, I'm home with the kids while he works 12-16 hour days, so I need something to keep me busy, right? And I look better than if that something were sitting on the couch, eating crap and watching soap operas.
2005-07-18 1:51 PM
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I cannot imagine anything sadder than being in a relationship with someone who does not want you to continually spread your wings and be all that you can be (wait, is that an ad for the Navy?) .

My husband does not swim, or bike, or run.  He supports. He cheers. He encourages. He takes pictures. He brags. He gives his half of the tax refund so I can buy a bike. He takes his only week of vacation from work to drive me across Iowa so I can ride my bike with 10,000 other nut cases.   It's a sweet deal, but it was not just dumb luck.  I really believe that everyone deserves this.  If you believe it yourself, you'll get it.

2005-07-18 2:00 PM
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  1. She hates when I bring my bike on any trip. (When are you going to get a chance to ride).  Well haven't failed.
  2. The time when I left my wetsuit hanging up in the kids bathroom, and she had just saw on the news that a convict had excaped from a work gang, and she went to clean the bathtub, pulled the curtain aside, and screamed bloody murder since she thought the guy was in the house. (The neighbors actually heard her).
  3. All the nutrional stuff taking up room in the food pantry (Endurox, Accelerade, Endurolytes, clif bars, Gu, etc.)
  4. All the smelly clothes in the basement.
  5. The time I accidently put on a pair of her pants and I didn't realize it, until I couldn't get them buttoned (and she's a sexy size 8-10).

In reality she's the most supportive SO ever.  Not once has she complained about the wads of cash this has cost, although I always ask first, and would never put my wants above the needs of my family.  She is also my biggest fan.  It's always a huge lift, mentally, when I see her during a race.  I've always made it a point of getting her something special the week before my AAA race every year, thanking her for support and understanding.

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2005-07-18 2:05 PM
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kimj81 - 2005-07-18 10:28 AM

5. He's sick of all this afternoon sex because I'm too tired by 10p.

Okay, I think he's imaginary.  No man turns down sex, no matter what the hour!

2005-07-18 2:21 PM
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You all are so lucky! I hope you realize it, especially the ones who's SO's are not into the sport but are 100% supportive.


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Hawkeye - 2005-07-18 2:05 PM
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5. He's sick of all this afternoon sex because I'm too tired by 10p.

Okay, I think he's imaginary.  No man turns down sex, no matter what the hour!

Not only that, but they actually prefer it in the daylight, or the lamplight, or the firelight or by flashlight if necessary, as long as there is light and they can SEE what's going on.  I think he may just be using reverse psychology on you to get more sex in case you feel guilty about giving it to him at the "wrong" time of day.

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TriComet - 2005-07-18 2:21 PM You all are so lucky! I hope you realize it, especially the ones who's SO's are not into the sport but are 100% supportive.

Luck has nothing to do with it, my dear.

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Hawkeye - 2005-07-18 2:05 PM
kimj81 - 2005-07-18 10:28 AM

5. He's sick of all this afternoon sex because I'm too tired by 10p.

Okay, I think he's imaginary.  No man turns down sex, no matter what the hour!

Yeah, I pretty much don't think a guy can get sick of it.  I could get sick of not having sex, but the time really isn't all that much a factor.  Daylight is better for me.  But night works too.  Or morning.  Or late morning.  Or early afternoon.  Or late evening. Or mid-late....well, you get the idea. 

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dibujob - 2005-07-18 2:36 PM

.....Daylight is better for me.  

See? Told ya!

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