Will a wife and kids crimp my training?

are you a money making pro runner? if not, this is a nonsense discussion. you don't give up a family for a hobby. you fit the hobby into a life. that hobby can usually be shaped in different directions which consume more or less time. eg, if the family won't go for 3 hour daily marathon training, maybe 30 min 5k work is a compromise.

and even if you are a pro runner, there is a limited shelf life to that career. you hit about 30-35 and it's get a real job time. at which point all the excuses you are making evaporate.

Do yourself a favor and avoid getting hitched. Kids can be an absolute joy at times but 85% of the time they are a headache. People don't want to be lonely so they opt for anguish and torture to avoid being single. Having a wife is really just a ball and chain (self imprisonment)

Why don't you ask Elle St. Pierre? Or Jakob Ingrebristen or Clayton Young? There will be some sacrifices needed with a family but it will likely come in the form of moving a midday workout to the evening so that you can spend some time with your wife when she is having a difficult day. And, many workouts will be done with a baby jogger so that your wife can get a break from the kids. I also suggest you talk to your parents about the sacrifices they made to raise you. You might be surprised what you find out that you never knew. But, it's all worth it.

Men typically have their wives to be the primary parent and take care of the household. If you listen to pro male runners a lot of them have praised their wives for taking care of everything while they train.

Women can still train, be the primary parent, run a household and be in a successful marriage. Examples...Elle St Pierre, Sara Vaughn and Keira D'Amato

There's nothing to "crimp"

You aren't a pro.

It's harder for sure. The newborn stage might be the only one where it can't happen due to the sleep deprivation. But you can run with a stroller and if you align those 4-6 months with a base training phase maybe it can work. A lot of it comes down to:
1. Picking the right partner. Be sure to set expectations early in the relationship. But you also need a wife who's going to help enforce sleep training.
2. Being good at setting and enforcing boundaries. This includes bedtimes with the kids (and probably yourself).
3. Having family around that can act as babysitters. Work + Running + Commute 10-11 hours a day is a lot of time being away from the family. This is especially true if your wife is a stay-at-home mom.

With running you need what 90 minutes a day, so it's much more manageable than other sports.

get a partner before you begin to fantasize about your glory being diminished,

what's your 5k time?

whatever your answer is, even if youre sub-elite, youre not going to make it.

you would need to ask your initial question if you are any good at this sport.

Seems like finding the right partner is the key... a lot of people mess this up.

yes it will, 100%, unless you find some chick that doesn't want kids and is into an endurance sport herself. so she doesn't get fat. get a vasectomy now, just in case.

You will have plenty of time once you are divorced and single again.

Why do you want to keep fat soldiers after college ?

Is this you Jakob?

If you are worried about this, I have an idea, when you get to the point of talking about marriage with a girl you are dating, why don't you just make it clear to her that you don't want her or any kids she has with you to get in the way of your training?

I am not serious by the way, in case you thought I was.

What kind of a question is this?

Of course anytime you are in a committed relationship with another human being, you mutually should be willing at times to sacrifice some of your time and pursuits for the other person. The good news, is in a good relationship, you both know each others hopes and goals, so you get to both help each other do that, so if you want to run, maybe if you aren't a completely self centered jerk to her, she might even support you in that... and even the wife gets to have goals and do things she wants to do since she is a human also and not just an object that gets in the way of your training somtimes.

But yeah, your future wife and kids might get in the way of your life sometimes if you insist on looking at it that way.

With a question like this you just as soon keep training. No respectful woman would want to hook up with a lost goose.

Returning to this thread after learning about Jack Foster

Husband and father of four went and ran like this (he didn't like to call it training) results included a 2:11 in flimsy old racing flats and a multitude of masters records.

It can be done, and it can be a great deal of fun.

That this got past you until the after marriage might have been no a mistake on your part.