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Calling all Spectators! Your athlete may be ramping up their training sessions as the off-season ends, so now is the perfect time for you to think about getting in race day shape yourself. Don’t be fooled into thinking spectating is easy and not a sport. You’ll need to be as equally prepared for whatever challenges race days throw at you as your triathlete, so it’s…
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They tell me “We Are So Much More” than TriWives……..Really? Sometimes it sure doesn’t feel that way to me. My life feels overwhelming sometimes. I struggle to fit my loved one’s training schedule together with his and my work schedules (I work full time), so that we actually get to see each other and spend some cherished, fleeting moments together. It’s at these times that…
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We first just have to say: We can’t believe another year has flown by and that it’s 2014! Yikes, can you? We would love to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! May you all have a joyous, healthy, prosperous, family fun-filled 2014. May all your hopes and dreams for the new year be realized. In fact, may the year exceed your expectations. May…
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As most of us think about the New Year, you hear things like: Goals – I need to set what I am going to achieve in 2014. Starting the first of the year, I am going to …… My New Year’s resolutions are…..and so on. But, if you live with triathletes, at least in our households, it seems to be a much different conversation. The…
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The day before the race, while all the athletes are off their feet resting and feasting, it is the perfect time for a little trisupporter TLC. Last year in Kona, while our athletes all rested, triple checked their race bags, quadruple checked their bikes, sat, ate, drooled over the bikes entering bike check in, and repeated, we high-tailed it out of there. In the past,…
Continue readingThe TriWives decided it might be a good idea to let you know that we are so much more than the women behind the triathletes. We’ve all had or continue to have careers and of course, have outside interests that fulfill our souls. Sunday, for instance, while Dana tweeted her heart out and met with contractors, Jodi struggled with some difficult work issues facing her…
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We, triwives, have been at this for many years, with kids and without and at all race distances. Having a triathlete in the family can be stressful and tough on the kids at any age. Creating an attitude of a healthy lifestyle with triathlons as a part of it can become your family time norm versus a stressor. Our Kids in Tow section of this…
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Triathlete math: 1 head – 2 helmuts 2 feet – 3 sets of bike shoes How does your triathlete do math? Join the conversation on Facebook….. – THE TRIWIVES Sherry WernickeSherry is one of the TriWivesClub and LifeDoneWell co-founders and contributes to multiple blogs. She is a former co-owner of the California Apparel News and had a career in the healthcare industry. Her passions include…
Continue readingAs choosing next year’s triathlon race schedule is already in the planning stages in many families, we thought we’d give you a couple tips on selection. Local races are great, but travel races can be a blast for the group. Picking the perfect race location is key when making a triathlon a family vacation. If you are looking for an Ironman race and are a…
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I truly consider myself a triwife, but I do know many who consider themselves a triathlon widow. I decided to look up the definition of said, triathlon widow, in the Urban Dictionary, which I was recently introduced to by my teenagers. This cracked me up. Here it is: Triathlon Widow, Spouse of a triathlete: A triathlete is any person who was once human, but has…
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When the TriWivesClub began in 2013, we were three – Dana, Jodi, and Sherry – wives of triathletes. However, we became two when Jodi had to step back earlier this year due to her full-time job! While she is still a huge part of hearts and always will be and still contributes when she can, Dana and I have had to carry on ourselves. For…
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