top eight problems your SO has with you doing tris (Page 2)

But of course, I also don't mind moonlight, candlelight, headlights, neon lights, halogen lights, starlight, flashlight, firelight, streetlight, strobe light, spot light, lava-lamp light, black light....you get the point. lol.  Guys really aren't picky.

It's my wife's fault that I'm doing this, she took me on my first run and when I started to do it a couple of times a week, she bought me a Timex Bodylink for my birthday to encourage me.

8- The cost of bike accessories
7- The cost of race entry fees
6- The cost of bike clothing
5- The cost of replacing the goggles I leave at the pool every 3 weeks
4- The amount of additional laundry (yes I do laundry too)
3- I call any workout 1 hour or less a short one
2- I won't admit to wanting to do an Ironman. ( I do but now I won't admit it on general principle)
1- My interest in and capacity for other physical activity has increased dramatically. (see #3)

The money can add up, but it doesn't really bother her. As she puts it "It's still less than you'd spend on cigarettes if you were still smoking". She's been a HUGE supporter and never fails to let me know that she's proud of me. When I told her today that I placed in the top 22% in my tri yesterday she said "You're such a Hottie!". Now that's priceless.  

My wife doesn't like me wearing the heart rate monitor in bed and insisting that we step it up a notch..other than that she is OK with the triathlon issues...well maybe not the Endurox, endless trips to the bike shop, sweaty undergarments, and the continuous.."wow..did you see my calf muscles"  Of course now she doesn't get mad when she finds strange women's phone numbers written on pieces of paper in my wallet..she knows it is someone I met at the pool or biking and that we are going to talk about stroke technique, cycling shoes or the best flavor of GU...Her attitude is that it is better that I talk to someone else about these things then her.

I am very lucky to have someone so supportive. "Hey..you spent $1500.00 on that bike..why don't you get your ass on it and ride"

I've been wanting to do some uhh cross-training with my HRM on! The opportunity hasn't arisen, sadly.

And Marmadaddy - ADMIT IT! JUST SAY IT! "My name is Marmadaddy and I want to do an Ironman."

You forgot dashboard light

I tend to disagree with this, only because I don't see the "tri training/relationship as a whole" thing as a vacuum.  I see it as a microcosm.  That's why I find unsupportive SO's so disheartening.

Isn't that where you find Paradise?

I fully intend to, just not until after 1) I do a half IM 2) she finishes grad school.

And if I ever refer to myself in the third person by my BT handle, she'll have me committed.

Now stop yelling at me and get back to work.

Oh yeah.

I wish I had a SO. 

Steve

I'm in!

Um, if the lights are ever turned off, it's for the novelty. It's some crap about how he's tired at that time of day. Whatever. I'm tired at 9 o'clock.