50 hrs a week? Try medicine! Resident 80 plus a week. Surgery residents laugh at us in "Radioholiday." At least at some point one can make enough to start paying off loans.
50 hrs a week? Try medicine! Resident 80 plus a week. Surgery residents laugh at us in "Radioholiday." At least at some point one can make enough to start paying off loans.
Nails are best wrote:
relatives in general wrote:In the academic world, giving both spouses jobs is called "solving the 2-body problem". I'm not sure anyone has ever wondered why the kids (if any) don't seem to count as "bodies" .
I agree that should be a primary focus, but I don't think that is being ignored here.
Anyone else grow up in a military family?
Baptism of Fire wrote:
I agree the article made Heins' wife look bad, at least to me, when reading between the lines. I would have been more impressed if Eric simply said he needed a break and the timing worked out well, which is very likely more accurate.
I thought the article made the situation look realistic and I'm impressed with their decision.
They easily could have bs'd Runners World and said it wasn't possible for Eric to coach NAU while living in Houston and left it at that. Instead they talked openly about how difficult coaching is on a marriage with young kids.
Baptism of Fire wrote:
This is why Wetmore is the man. It's his life.
I agree the article made Heins' wife look bad, at least to me, when reading between the lines. I would have been more impressed if Eric simply said he needed a break and the timing worked out well, which is very likely more accurate.
I thought the article made her look good, and their relationship look good too. She is a high achiever who pursues her career with a passion- and it is not for money, but education. That is a great example to set for kids. Best wishes to the coach and the educatir.
But he was also a high achiever, not in it for the money. Yes, it's great they are open and honest in the article, but an all or nothing approach just doesn't seem healthy with regards to respecting the work both parties have done to achieve at such high levels. What I read in the article was that she was not happy with her husband's career and it caused arguments, so he gave in. While, on the other hand, her career is causing the entire family to pick up and move and for his career to come to an abrupt end. There's something about the article that comes across poorly; it makes the wife seem demanding and uncompromising and not understanding of the cost of wanting your spouse to give up their identity.
I think about the articles I've read about Gwen Jorgenson's husband giving up his career to support her and I guess what was missing was mention of Gwen being upset with her husband's career and her dismay leading to arguments. With the RW NAU article, it came across as if the wife was going to take the Houston job regardless of her husband's decision. I'm not sure that's a good lesson for kids. But, this is what I read in the RW article, most likely, most definitely not what is happening in real life in these people's lives.
Just as Rojo can relate as having been a D1 coach, I think my perspective is affected by having multiple very high performing partners having wanted me to sacrifice my identity and career(s) for their causes. I did in several relationships and I don't think it was wise and ultimately, I realized that giving up my ambitions wasn't enough, they wanted more; they weren't bad people, but I do think the uncompromising nature of theirs was indicative of larger issues and these are the type of issues I'm picking up on in the RW article: is it healthy to be happy that your spouse gives up their high achieving career?
If you think college coaches only work crazy hours 3 months then you have no clue. I remember Mark Richt (formerly at UGA now at Miami) stating that the off season hours are not that much different than in season.
I never got the sense she was coming across as you are stating. Like others, I think it was a difficult decision. When you love someone you consider them when making decisions. Had my wife ever gotten her dream job, I would have been right there with her.
He can continue to coach. Maybe he will start a post-collegiate group that could be a lot easier (no recruiting, no sill NCAA rules and far less travel). Maybe Rice or Houston will have an opening and hire him.
Oberverrat wrote:
But he was also a high achiever, not in it for the money. Yes, it's great they are open and honest in the article, but an all or nothing approach just doesn't seem healthy with regards to respecting the work both parties have done to achieve at such high levels. What I read in the article was that she was not happy with her husband's career and it caused arguments, so he gave in. While, on the other hand, her career is causing the entire family to pick up and move and for his career to come to an abrupt end. There's something about the article that comes across poorly; it makes the wife seem demanding and uncompromising and not understanding of the cost of wanting your spouse to give up their identity.
I understand your point. At the end of the day however her career (them being in a city with normal work hours and travel) is more conducive to raising a family how they want. If her new career had a ton of travel and they were trading his career that is tough on their family for hers that is tough on the family then I'd see your point more.
I think it is hard to coach and maintain a good balance with the family. If the head coach is married with a family, and there are a couple of assistant coaches who are usually single, why does the head coach have to go along to all the meets? The real work of coaching happens in the training development of the athletes.
Lydiard very rarely was able to travel with his athletes. Racing is not like a basketball or football where the coach is making in game decisions and strategies. Racing strategy is discussed during the prior week.
The assistant coaches can handle all the logistics of travel and hotels and meals, etc.
Rod Dixon's coach was his brother John and they talked over the racing plans on the phone while Rod was overseas.
All these guys were basically college age when starting to race internationally.
Oberverrat wrote:
Thanks for the insight.
Though, I though you had left because you came to believe that coaching at the D1 level was a function of recruiting talent over the ability to develop talent; that developing talent is not possible in a 4-5 year period of time... [half joking]
I developed plenty of talent. We had the greatest run in a single men's NCAA sport in Ivy league history (8 straight track titles).
In cross, it's just that if I develop my 900-910 talent and Princeton develops is 845-900 talent. Guess who wins?
Without scholarships, I couldn't overpay for talent. If I'm recruiting a guy I KNOW is going to be a star, his financial aid will be the same if not better to go to Princeton. So basically a kid can go to Princeton or Cornell. Most are going to go Princeton.
very good points
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these