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Oh....Withholding sex !?! Why would I want to punish myself too? I'm greedy I want both.
I have to say that my husband supports my running 100%. I've been doing only 25 miles a week or so at this point, but I'm so slow those miles take me awhile! I'm really trying to make it 6 days a week (last week I got sick so I couldn't). I'm aiming for 28 miles this week. It IS inconvenient for him sometimes, because we work together in our business and he counts on me. Sometimes he even has to tell a client it will be another day before we get a submittal turned in. But he has seen how much I've changed, physically and emotionally, so he accepts the situation. He's even acknowledged the fact that I can run farther than he can! Today he was bragging to the YMCA director about me, and also our kids who are running, and they want to highlight our family in their monthly newsletter. If you'd told me that two years ago, I would have thought you were crazy. Of course, I haven't told my husband that my real goal is to get up to at least 40 miles a week! One mile at a time, I figure. Michelle, I hope you and your husband can come to an agreement. It does sounds as if he's being awfully hard on you. Occasionally in the past, my husband has acted like that when he feels that he's not getting enough attention. Do you think that could be part of it? I would say, "Yeah, but I've got three kids under the age of 6 to take care of," and he would make it clear that he should still be No. 1. I agree to that principle in theory, but it's hard when you're worn out from taking care of little ones.
Michelle
Want to move to Hawaii ? You'll definitely have my support
Glo bule sounds a lot like Dr. Phil. I make it a point not to give out personal advice but I have to agree with Phil glo bule. I am on wife #2. In 1996 when I got back into running I was 210 lbs and smoking 1/2 pack a day. I had a crap diet and felt like I was 50. I lost 50 pounds in 5 months, etc, etc. Wife #1 called my running "stupid". Wife #1 got left in 1997 and divorced in 1998. Wife #1 now weighs at least 200lbs. Marcus 71 is a very lean and mean 170 . Wife #1 can kiss my ass. Wife #2 loves the way I look and how I [cough cough] perform. Wife #2 would leave my ass if I got fat and lazy and I wouldn't blame her.
Oh Mighty Wing
Wife #2 loves the way I look and how I [cough cough] perform.
Sounds like wife #1 is kicking herself in the butt right about now!
I've got a fever...
It'll work out.
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
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Her husband #2 could turn a funeral up an alley.
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2010 Races: Snicker's Marathon(2:58:38), Scenic City Trail Marathon(3:26:36), Laurel Highlands Ultra 77(19:13:44), Ironman Louisville(13:07:07) 2011 Races: Mount Cheaha 50k 5:22:47, Tobacco Road Marathon, Mohican 100 Miler
You know what, maybe moving in with Rockenmamof5 will be easier - I know I'd never get ------> from her about my running. (Pam, tell the kids to make room!)
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
On another note - and from a more personal perspective - I just have to point something out: your husband's entire attitude is a major violation of all known Man Laws. To wit: it is forbidden for any dude to prevent his lady from enhancing her hotness. The world needs more hotness. How many 36 29 year old mothers-of-four are both that hot and working that hard to further increase their hotitude? The answer: way, way too few. Bros don't get in the way of other bros enjoying said hotness - and they certainly don't impede their OWN enjoyment of their own lady's loveliness. Do you see Jessica Biel's boyfriend telling her not to wear bikinis? Of course not. Because he knows it'd be a major violation of the Dude Code. Think Halle Berry's significant other tells her to stay out of the gym? Not if he wants to keep his laminated Bro Credentials. This stuff is written in stone. Penalties for violations are severe. Look, I know its a shallow, superficial, and ultimately selfish perspective. But when hotness is hidden - or prevented from increasing to greater magnitudes of hotitude - we all suffer. Every man, bro, and dude among us. It's part of the Sacred Code of Dudeness to avoid doing anything to lessen or restrict the advancement of World Hotness. And this kind of attitude can spread. It's a slippery slope, and we're all in danger. One guy discouraging one woman from going for her daily run could trigger a chain reaction and ultimately lead to a critical mass of mumu-wearing couch potatoes. This inevitably leads to less interest in all things romantic, which could in turn literally lead to the depopulation of the planet and the end of all mankind. I can't stress this enough. If he doesn't shape up, the Bro Commission may have to look into this. The future of the species is at stake. At the very least, he may have his Man Card temporarily revoked pending a full investigation.