I mostly agree with this statement. That said, some people do use exercise as a replacement for things like alcohol, drugs etc. in the event that persona has a family it may actually be a true (albeit) cheesy message.
Not true. You can kid yourselves and justify the narcissistic obsession, but it’s not just time management.
All that training tires you out and you are less engaged in many of the other responsibilities of life.
To be clear… you believe that you are able to accurately discern how every human being on the planet responds to 12-14 hours of week of running without knowing anything else about their training or lifestyle?
How do you define engagement in the workplace and parenting? Is it income and hours spent with kids or some other meaningful metric? My guess is that you haven’t really put a ton of thought into this and it’s really just a gut reaction exposing your own insecurities about parenting, your career and your running.
Sounds like I hit a nerve.
Just remember… you only have one shot at it, when your kids are growing up.
And almost no one cares about your running, and it will all be mostly meaningless (beyond the basic amount needed for exercise and possibly reducing stress) when it’s all said and done.