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We so loved your responses to our Hooked on Triathlons – The Making of a Triwife, that I decided to pose a question to fellow triwives/partners at Ironman Arizona. Here were some of your responses both to the article and to my question, “What is the one, best piece of advice you would give to a new triwife/partner to handle life with a triathlete?” Since many…
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At this last race in Arizona, I spent a lot of time chatting with the people standing next to me. Very often they initiated the conversation and almost every time, they were seeing their very first triathlon and who they were supporting was doing their very first triathlon. They were so excited to share how their daughter, friend, or husband got into triathlons and were…
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Do you ever have one of those days or should I say weeks as a triwife? Well, I did, and I’m here to share… I do love being a triwife, but there are many times I get frustrated and the recent past has been one of those times. Plus, to make matters worse, it was over one of my favorite things – FOOD! See,…
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It was bound to happen at some point. After doing close to 20 full Ironman races, the odds are stacking against you. They say pretty much every triathlete encounters this during their “career”, including most pros. It’s just part of the sport. To what am I referring? Ugh…The DNF…. Well, it happened to my trihubby at Ironman Arizona. He had a really good swim, was…
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It has officially been six months since my husband, David, was hit by a drunk driver while out on a training ride on his bike (I still tear up when I say or write that). This past week was Ironman Arizona which was to be his “A” race of 2014. You can only imagine the emotion in our house race day, when he was tracking…
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Well, we thought it was a great plan when we built our house… We recently moved to Omaha and live downtown in the wonderful Old Market. We took several apartments in a boutique building and combined them into our home on a wonderful southeast corner that gets the morning and day sun. It is beautiful and we love it! It was about a year ago…
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Whether your triathlete’s last race of the season was Kona, a local race, or is coming up at Rev3 Florida, it all brings us to the same place – off-season. No matter who you talk to…pros, coaches, your family doctor, or other triathletes, they will all say taking time off is a necessity. Not only for the triathlete, but for the family, who has also…
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I had the distinct pleasure to sit down poolside in Kona with purplepatchfitness coach, Matt Dixon, who was a pro triathlete himself. He is a regular contributor to Triathlete magazine, Lava magazine, and Triathlete Europe, and has been featured in many other publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Men’s Health. Matt is also an exercise physiologist and coach to pros such as Meredith Kessler,…
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I absolutely loved doing the first Why Trisupporters Rock pictorial and I think you guys enjoyed it, too. I’ve come to realize that this spectating the spectators gig has made me appreciate you all even more. I was recently at a local triathlon, the Westchester Tri, and found more awesome pictures of why trisupporters rock…Being in Kona this week and thinking about what all the…
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When I went with Carl to the Ironman 70.3 WC in Mont Tremblant, I was going to work this time – for the first time. I have always just gone to have a vacation and of course, to be his trisupporter. In the beginning, I spent many races by myself, but once he got into the sport, we met many friends and so now, I’m…
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Whew…We’re tired just looking at this schedule ourselves. But, it’s all good! It’s a busy month for the TriWivesClub, as we hit the road for both triathlon-related, blogging activities and just some R & R. You can find us in October at: The Ironman World Championship in Kona. Okay, this is really a highlight of the month; both from the standpoint of my husband doing…
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Have you ever just watched the behavior of triathletes and trisupporters before a race? When I was recently at a triathlon, I decided to do something I really had never done with any purpose before – just be an observer. I wanted to see what people do and how they act before a race and had my camera at the ready. I decided to make…
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