Yes, right now I'm a sahm... But I used to work full time and had a healthy commute. That was back in the days of living in high dollar nor cal. Luckily I only have one, so I took him with me. He was in a jogging stroller at the ripe old age of 7 weeks! I had him all propped up, it wa pretty funny. When he was 2 or 3 I remember him asking me "are we gonna go jiggy momma?" lol You never could skip a workout w/ that kid!
I did a couple of low key running races w/ him in the stroller. Of course HE wore the number! It was an interesting juggle but I did it. He had private swim lessons at the Y so I would swim laps while he was having his lesson. I swam in the lane next to him and he would always try to race me down the lane. The kid really is a good swimmer- but he REFUSES to join a swim team.
Once he outgrew the stroller I put him on a bike and he'd ride along side me. When we moved to AZ in 04 (he was 7) he would get up with me at 5:45 am and ride alongside me while I ran. He wears a camelbak and everything. He trained w/me for the NYC marathon that year. He was good for about 15 miles but then he'd start complaining. So on my real long runs we would run 10 miles then we would hit the track at the high school and I'd run 3-4 miles on the track then the 5 miles back home. He loved going to the track. I would tuck his game boy in his camelbak so he had something to do. But usually he just ran around the bleachers. He would also bring me the towel I tucked in the camelbak soaked w/cold water. He was like my roving aid station. I would pack my gel and stuff in his camelbak! I remember once I was running the track and he came running up and said "mom. there is a snake under the bleachers... Or it could be a rope". So I told him to stay away from there. A little while later he came back and said "it must have been a snake mom cause it's gone now"! YIKES!
Anyway... sorry- I'm rambling! But this has brought up many memories!!
As for bike training it was alot of trainer rides w/ spinervals and then I'd sneak out when Tony came home. No other way around that.
That is another reason why I decided that now was the time to pull the trigger on my IM dream. As soon as my husband gets his shop up and running out here I'll be running the office. Of course I'm going to make sure that my schedule doesn't mess w/my training! ha ha ha!! But w/ the hardcore IM stuff I figured now was the perfect time. It really does consume your life.
Again, sorry for all the rambling.. I could go on and on about my son and his life as my training partner. Hopefully it will rub off on him!
Well, maybe it is... Today his little buddy was over and they were doing a "time trial" on their bikes out front! They were timing each other and they had a podium and everything!! It was too funny!!
Oh and one other cute thing he did.... I voly'd at last years IMAZ at a run aid station. Well he and Tony just could not stay away so they came down late afternoon to help. Spencer found some cardboard and a black sharpie and made signs for the runners. He wrote something like "keep running. you can do it" and he found a spot and sat w/his sign. I can't remember exactly what it said but it was really cool. So many athletes came by and thanked him or gave him a thumbs up. One lady hugged him. It was too cute. I think he really does "get it"..
Can you tell I'm a proud mom??!!