An accomplished triathlete and social scientist, Diana Tracy Cohen offers much insight into the effects of endurance-sport training on family, parenting, and the sense of self.  Based in part on in-depth interviews with forty-seven triathletes and three prominent men in the race industry, Iron Dads explores the sacrifices that are required—both at home and at work—to cross an iron-distance finish line.    

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and Definitions

1     Taking the First Step

2     Inside Triathlon Culture

3     To Tri or Not to Try

4     The Juggling Act

5     Why Class Matters

6     Faith Meets 140.6

7     Throwing in the Towel

8     The Road Ahead

Appendix: Methodological Reflections

Notes

References

Index

DIANA TRACY COHEN is an associate professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University, in New Britain. She is herself a nine-time IRONMAN  finisher with over forty marathon completions.