Lovebug, what a tough place to be. I understand your desire to do triathlons, to train and to do more. With kids and little support, it can feel like you are anchored, trapped even. Your children may be a little young to be home by themselves yet, but in a year or two, things will be quite different. Have you considered putting your goals on hold for a little while? And in the mean time, do what you can. Think of it as "base-training." (That's what I'm telling myself anyways).

I really, really, want to do some triathlons and eventually do an Ironman myself, but with two young children, it's just unrealistic for me to carve out that kind of training time. I'm hoping to run a a marathon this year, and its going to be a real challenge to squeeze in the long runs. And most of my bike training is on the trainer--even in the summer. It's not my first choice, but there are many days that the only time I can train is late at night and I can't leave the kids home alone.