Ironman training...it's a balancing act
This is how my morning rolls sometimes, running out the door with my 2nd or 3rd breakfast. Have you ever wondered what Ironman training entails or how people do it? The day of 140.6 doesn't sound so bad, but it’s the training that takes up the most time. I am happily married (4.5 years), no kids, renting a condo in an urban area, working full-time (at a rehab hospital as a student fulfilling my fieldwork clinical requirement) and these factors alone make daily life challenging to balance. We don’t have a lot of responsibilities and makes me wonder how people do it working full-time as a parent AND their job AND as a triathlete! There’s something called planning, time-management and prioritizing. The balance also requires dedication, discipline and focus. I’m in it to finish not to win a spot on the podium. At the same time, those of us that are in it to finish don’t want to be at the bottom of the pack either. So, it requires us to listen to our bodies: