Working and running

Hi Erik,
It's hard to say, because most factory workers get depressed, realize
what losers they are, and kill themselves with booze or by hanging long
before they reach your age, so it's a tough call. I mean why bother
getting in shape to hang yourself in 2 years? Why not just party up and
enjoy the time you have left?

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I'm also riding the bike to work, so it's 10 km of cycling each day.>

Maybe you'll get hit by a bus, and be spared all the humiliation that's
sure to come (and that's only the posts that'll follow this one).

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My goal is to finish a standard marathon within the four-hour limit.>

Yeah right LOLOLOL Good goal for me, but you don't stand a chance.

"Erik Yorke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello newsgroup

I have begun running again after being unable for about a year now.
I'll be working at a factory after the holidays, and I'm wondering if I
can stick to a running schedule and be succesful with it even if I'm
working at a "physical" job. The job involves standing up and doing
mainly repetitive work; I'm also riding the bike to work, so it's 10 km
of cycling each day. My goal is to finish a standard marathon within
the four-hour limit. Is that possible even when using your body at lot
of the time outside running?

Yes, assuming your job doesn't put major stress on your body w.r.t.
dehydration, etc. I've found that working a job involving walking or
standing for hours at a time, I need to be sensitive in my training to that
load on my body. But otherwise, consider it cross-training - not really any
substitute, but definitely needs to be accounted for in balancing your
nutrition and rest.
I think your body will probably adapt quite well, just take your
training build-up carefully, and when you have major long runs try to fit
them to be most compatible to your work schedule. And take care of yourself
at work so that when workout time comes around you will be most ready.

Dave

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I'm also riding the bike to work, so it's 10 km of cycling each day.

Perhaps you could convert half of your commutes into runs.
You bike in, run home, run back the next day, bike home, etc.
This presumes you have a safe place to leave a bike overnight.
You are doing physical labor anyways, so the sweating from a
morning run wouldnt matter.
You'd also have to carry your five pounds or so or work clothes
and shoes in a backpack. It helps if you have a locker at work to
leave things.

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Perhaps you could convert>

Did the sex change help your running Rick/Reba?

Erik Yorke wrote: (snip)

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The job involves standing up and doing
mainly repetitive work;

Hmm...Sounds like running
(Sorry-couldn't help myself)

Seriously, when life gets in the way, strict running schedules are tough
to keep. Having a goal helps. Don't fret over the occasional missed
workout, just look at the big picture and adjust. Since your goal is a
marathon, try not to skimp on the weekly long run. Fill in the blanks as
able during the week. The cycling will help keep you loose during hectic
times.

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Quality is a function of design, materials, and craftsmanship.
Inspection can only confirm quality or reveal deficiencies.
In no case, can quality be inspected into anything.

There's that gool ole American work ethic............concerns that a job
could interfere with his jogging.

Erik Yorke said:

Hello newsgroup

I have begun running again after being unable for about a year now.
I'll be working at a factory after the holidays, and I'm wondering if I
can stick to a running schedule and be succesful with it even if I'm
working at a "physical" job.

i used to have a job that was light physical labor- drive around to
about 20 different places four days a week making quick deliveries. with
this schedule i was able to skate between 10-15 hours a week without any
problems.

then i switched to a three day a week job that involves much less
driving and a lot of heavy lifting. i tried to keep up my old schedule,
i thought it would be ok since i had an extra day off, but many of those
days off i just felt like sitting around, and the main issue for me was
i lost mental focus.

i think if your job is hard enough to give you sore muscles (like my
butt hurts today from pushing a cart weighing several hundred pounds up
a short hill), then it might be good to consider it to be training along
with the running. the problem is the job doesn't really help you to run
further or faster, the plus side is that the cross conditioning is good
for you overall. if i were you i would go for it, but don't beat
yourself up if you find you need to take the training schedule slower
than planned.

i know that doesn't help a ton, sorry 😉
heather

I appreciate your advise. I'll try to stick to my plan and see how it
goes...