running while busy

Simpledog said:

In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

That is just my opinion, but running requires a healthy lifestyle, and
if you have not had a good night's sleep, you will not have a good run.
What I would do if I were you, is run whenever I get back from work then
go to sleep at sensible time.

--
luc wastiaux

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In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

WORK? Don't EVER use that four letter word in my presence again! And
that is your first mistake, the job. You must quit to be a real
runner, devoting mornings to hard, fast workouts, then eating,
napping, then a long afternoon run. You need to devote yourself to be
a real runner, that means giving up that job.

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I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

When you nap every 6 hours, it's always morning.

Probably the biggest reason I am running again is because I went to work for
a company that has showers that makes it easy to run on my lunch hour...five
times a week is now no problem!

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In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

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Probably the biggest reason I am running again is because I went to work for
a company that has showers that makes it easy to run on my lunch hour...five
times a week is now no problem!

Why would you go to work for a co full of grubs? They must be pigs if
they had to install showers for them.
QUIT THAT JOB NOW! Housing, a car, food, it's all overrated.

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In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

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I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

Except for the weekends, I run in the evening after work. Not running
is not an option. I've tried before-work running and just never got
comfortable with it, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Richard

I find running reduces my need for sleep by 2 hours per night,
thereby paying for itself. I noticed tis when I first started
running a couple decades ago and during a couple recent bouts with
injury.

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In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

I have my own business now, so I'm more in charge of my time. When I did work
for someone else, the company did have showers and a whole bunch of us
(cyclists as well as runners) trained at lunch time. I used to do doubles on
some days (still do). If you have facilities available, you can do a short
workout like 6X400 or a tempo run during your lunch time and then bring a
sandwhich or something for lunch that you can eat at your desk. My second run
would be after work.

I had a friend who was national champion in his age group in the ITU Triathlon.
He did doubles all 5 working days a week--lunch and after work, just like me.

Remember that Bannister trained for the first sub-4 by stealing whatever time
he could from his medical studies at Oxford. He often didn't have more than
30-60 minutes at a time to train, but he made it work, and so can others.

Lyndon
"Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!" --US Olympic Track Coach
Brooks Johnson

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I find running reduces my need for sleep by 2 hours per night,
thereby paying for itself. I noticed tis when I first started
running a couple decades ago and during a couple recent bouts with
injury.

Me too! I sleep less, but much more soundly, so nothing is lost.

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I have my own business now, so I'm more in charge of my time.

He's a hoe.

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In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

Fewer things are likely to infringe upon running in the AM before work
whereas emergencies are common late in the day that would cause one to miss
a run.

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In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs
done say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta
become one.

Fewer things are likely to infringe upon running in the AM before work
whereas emergencies are common late in the day that would cause one to
miss a run.

This is true. I'm grateful that I can work 6 to 3. I can get a good run in
before the evening rush hour. My running is near the top of my priorities,
so the beeper and the cell phone have to stay at work (unless I'm on call
that day).

Phil M.

--
If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you. -Chuang Tzu

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Simpledog said:

In today's 24/7 schedule, do you all find it easier to get your runs done
say......at 4 am, or when you get home from work?

I'm not a morning person, but, if I am to stay a runner...I gotta become
one.

i keep pretty flexible with my schedule for running. i work it around
other stuff now more than before. i used to schedule the rest of my life
around the running!

if it looks like a slow or dead morning, then i'll run first thing. but
that's not often, plus the bod never feels quite ready for a run
then.... muscles stiff and cold. i prefer something later in the day
after a lot of moving around, and as a "reward" for my hard day of work
or whatever. sometimes that means at lunch hour, other times around 5pm
or so.

i also allow myself to run when i would normally be sitting down to
dinner. if i'm hungry i'll just grab a quick (and safe) snack, warm up,
then hit the road. then i'll have dinner when i get back.

Cam