Subject: RE: New and I am a mom going to try for first Ironman Hi Stephanie, I'm a mom of a homeschooled 6-year-old so I am with him pretty much all the time. I'm doing Ironman Lake Placid in 3 weeks and have been training for the past year. About the only time I spent away from my family was some of the swim workouts, and the long runs/bike workouts on the weekend. We have a treadmill (I have asthma so often can't run outside due to pollution/weather ) so many of my runs were indoors while I hung out with my son. Great suggestions already from other folks! Here are some more: Run with a baby jogger while your 8-year-old bikes next to you. Get a treadmill and run while your kids play in the house; put on a movie they like if you want them in the same room with you for supervision. We got a trampoline and my son loved to bounce next to me while I biked on the trainer or ran on the treadmill. Try and find a pool that has "family swim" and lanes set up at the same time. Your spouse and kids can play while you do laps. Start your long workouts REALLY early so you're home by 10 or 11 am, most likely the family will hardly miss you and they will enjoy the time with your husband. Most important, make sure your husband is totally supportive of your dream and is willing to put in time watching the kids or doing some household work, because when the training gets heavy, there will NOT be any vacuuming done by you and someone will need to hang with the kids while you do 7-8 hour workouts! Have fun and welcome to Ironman. It is an amazing thing to do! |