Running with a Full Time job - Continue running while on a full-time work schedule
All runners out there (Hopefully Kara Goucher got your attention, men & women),
I start my full time job in early august. I have always been a huge runner in high school and throughout college (40-70 mpw, depending on which season, be it XC or T&F). I want to continue running throughout my working life, as I really love it and it is one of my passions.
To help put you in my shoes, I would probably stick with some lower road races at first in the fall (5k-10k) before trying out any halfs or full marathons (probably spring of 2013) as to get acclimated to a work schedule. Probably 1-2 workouts a week, 2 max. Additionally, I would like to at some point get to higher mileage (for me, that's 60-70 mpw) on a consistent basis without feeling like I'd break apart. Higher mileage is not the point of this, I feel like higher mileage would help with any longer races I start to get into.
I was wondering if any of you had any tips on how to continue running while on a full-time work schedule. Some of my questions:
1)If you have a pretty routine schedule of 6AM-8PM when would you recommend running? Tied to the desk all day so it'd have to be before or after.
2)Where? Central Park definitely and West Highway, but anywhere else as to keep it varied? Prospect Park on weekends?
3)Any track clubs to recommend like Central Park Track Club? Any specific finance-related clubs so it works with the hours most ppl do? Just ask around at work to see who runs and try to train with them? I'd love to meet other people in finance who run, but at the end of the day I am doing this for me because I love it, not at all to network--it would just be an added bonus. Literally less than a percent of the reason why I'd run.
Thank you all so much for the help here. I realize this isn't the best forum for this, but I figured I'd try! If I can figure out a schedule beforehand I think this will make the transition a little easier. Obviously I'd never get a true schedule as things are unpredictable, but better to be prepared than not.
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I'm a fairly serious runner, PM if you want more info, but to answer your questions:
1) I prefer to run in the mornings if possible. Sometimes I'll double after work, but I usually feel drained by the time I get home.
2) Central Park is the best place to run; lots of runners, don't have to worry about traffic, several options in the loops you run, and a nice dirt path when there isn't snow covering it up (and some hills if you want to do hill repeats). West side highway isn't bad, a little boring with the back and forth, but good place to get in a hard tempo run when you don't want to deal with the hills. To mix it up you can also head out to rockefeller state park preserve (close to sleepy hollow, NY) -- tons of trails.
3) Depending on how fast you are there is a club for just about everyone. CPTC is a good club with some competitive runners (low to mid 14's for 5K, and 24's for 8K). Not sure about finance related clubs, but there are plenty of other clubs (West Side wsx, New York Athletic Club nyac, Urban Athletics [UATH], etc etc). From what I know most clubs won't meet that late at night or too early in the morning but you can always join on the weekends to get in a hard workout or a long run.
Feel free to PM me if you have any follow up questions.
Thanks for all the help so far everyone, have gotten a couple PMs and they have been incredibly useful. I truly appreciate it.
Find a building with a gym in it or close by. I have a nice gym in my building and run about 5-6 miles a day on the treadmill while watching Bloomberg at night. Do some outdoor running on the weekend. I have a couple half marathons and a full marathon scheduled this year.
Its a bitch, but it will keep the spare tire off you once you start working.
A Question for Runners (Originally Posted: 01/15/2017)
I like to run long distances as my choice of workouts around 3 or 4 times a week. It seems that whenever I'm running indoors, my knees bother me. I originally thought it was because of the distances I was running, but whenever I run outside I seem to be fine. I have tried adjusting the rise(the vertical) on the treadmill multiple times, but it seems to bother my knees no matter what I do.
What am I doing wrong?
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Running while SA'ing (Originally Posted: 04/29/2010)
Here is the deal: I am SA'in at a BB, at a pretty intense group. Will probably work an average of 100 hours/week.
I also really want to run a marathon in early november. I have been running for 7 years, without taking more than a few days off, and cannot imagine not running for 10 weeks during SA.
I imagine this might sound crazy, but here is what I was thinking: - Doing long runs on Saturdays OR Sundays (would take a max of 4 hours) - Doing a short run (1 hour max) during one or two days during the week
Is this too crazy? Even doable? Does anybody have experience working out while doing their summer stint? I thought it would be okay, since Saturday/Sunday mornings are usually free, and I should be able to sneak into the office gym at least once during the week.
However, I am scared that a) I might be likely to get called into work during a run. b) I might be way too tired to run and want to sleep instead c) I might want to spend the little free time I have with friends/enjoying NYC.
It depends how serious you are about running. I am a fairly serious runner, and while I do not and have not ever worked in ibanking, I have worked similar hours and I can tell you it is painful to do the running. For about 6 months I woke up at 4:30 and ran for an hour until 5:30 and was working by about 6:30- till. It is doable, but you will be tired and you better rest up during the weekends (or whenever you get a small break).
I faced a similar dilemma during my summer. Weekends are generally the best time to run (after you have left the office).
You don't have to get to work till 9:30am typically. So you can run for an hour in the morning at least once a week and then hopefully have some time on the weekends as well.
Pay more to live close so you can use that time to run. And also run faster and more intense workouts. It will help you keep condition and less time involved.
Dude, just run to work everyday. I cant think of a better training regimen than running to the office in your cap-toe AEs or Ferragamo loafers in the sweltering heat of the Manhattan streets. Youll be ready for the November marathon in no time. Make sure you rotate your messenger bag from side to side to prevent next day back pain. Best of luck to you.
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