What have you sacrificed to complete an IM? (Page 2)

Blueraider_Mike - 2006-07-11 8:07 AM Here are my two cents; The money was an issue for me because I took my wife and two kids and made a vacation out of IM week - which was the most expensive we ever took. A lot of my sacrifice was mental, which left me not the same guy when I wasn't training. I really believe the average person trains too much and too long for an IM. You don't need 6 months of training. It isn't neccessary. IM is an aerobic event that is more mental than physical - just my opinion. I think if you can rise early in the morning you can get a lot of your training done before the kids get up. Even on my longest rides, I would start at 5:30AM and be done 11:30AM on a Saturday. Then you have the rest of the day with your family. Runs, you don't need any run longer than 2.5 hours. Again, start at 5AM, done at 7:30AM. Maybe you lose a little sleep, then again, go to bed a little earlier.