Today, some friends and I were lamenting the challenges of training for Ironman in the midst of life's responsibilities. Work, families, wives, girlfriends, commuting in LA, domestic duties such as laundry, paying the bills, etc. All these things add up. Especially when you have to figure out how to find 13 hours for training too. And, you're already tired from work!
To deal with it all, I think, first and foremost, you must have a sense of humor. Laugh at the struggles and challenges, instead of stressing about them. After all, this should be fun, right? Otherwise, what's the point, you know? That said, one of my favorite writers, Jack London, used as his life's credo something I've adopted as my own. It helps to explain why I signed up for Ironman in the first place and what keeps me going:
I would rather that my spark should burn out
in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom
of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
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