Marathon Training & SA Position
Is this feasible for the upcoming summer?
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How much training per day does it require? Just subtract that training time from your amount of sleep.
Also, make sure to sign up for the JPMorgan Corporate Challenge-- It's a fun 3.5 mile race around central park... It's a good way to meet more senior executives when they get back to the firm's meeting area and see you already sitting there.
My weekend days could require up to three hours of straight running. My weekday runs should never require more than 1.5 hours.
ib requires full attention. you will have no life and that certainly entails marathon training.
an analyst alum who rowed told me that I wouldn't be able to train this summer. crew training is a lot less time intensive I imagine than marathon training
I ran a marathon this past October. I began training in Feb. I worked as a summer analyst at a respectable asset manager but my hours (which I had pre-arranged) were quite light compared to bankers'. I worked about 50 hours/week. In addition to my internship, I took two night classes Mon-Thurs from 6pm-9pm which were both time intensive (that is to say they were not blow off classes). Given my work/school load, I still found time to train. That said, those 3 commitments took up every waking minute. In my honest opinion, if you're working upwards of 70-80 hrs/wk, you will probably have more difficulty finding the energy and discipline to go on a 15-20k run, rather than the time. A final consideration: internships don't last more than 10-12 weeks. If this is your case and your marathon isn't until the late fall, you can do your long distance runs after the end of the internship and before the actual race. At that point, however, you will find that you need to devote a significant amount of time to fall recruiting and balancing your schedule will be a bitch once again.
man, this is your fucking job. Its a shot at getting into finance when there are some many other guys just like you waiting and hoping you trip up.
And you will, if you are exhausted from running every day and fuck up at work. Drop the marathon shit. Sure, it is a cool life goal and achievement, but dont get it twisted: get the job and do a marathon when you get back to school.
Keep on running. I'm in the same boat as you. 80 mile weeks may be unrealistic during the S.A program, but I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to handle 40-60 mile weeks (6-9 a day. But keep up the discipline, I definitely don't think its impossible or at least I hope it isn't. This is a hard question to rely on other people for. I'm a rower and most people would say that and college is impossible, so i'd say play it by ear and don't write anything off before you start.
I would love to do the same thing.. I actually spoke to a Hopkins alum who said she trained for a marathon her first year as a first time analyst in ibanking at Morgan Stanley. So it's definitely doable it just might take away from the amount of sleep you get. I can't imagine doing nothing but working all summer--I mean I know most people take time to work out for like an hour right? And weekends working shouldn't be too bad, I'm sure you could get those long 20 milers in on a Sunday. I actually think working out helps keep you more awake and alert...
I'm planning on doing the same thing, and have already run marathons. The advice about limiting your mileage is probably good - churning out 12 miles WILL leave you tired or at least dehydrated, but doing 6 miles in the morning should actually wake you up nicely. I always find that's the effect it has on me at least. If you take half an hour a day to run during the week and do something longer on Saturdays or Sundays, you should be in a good position to make that last push in to full marathon shape in about four weeks, which I assume you'll have between the end of your SA and the marathon. Totally go for it man, and if you're going to be in the city shoot me a PM and I'll consider doing a run with you some weekend.
don't know if bankerchic is a man, but its something that should definitely be looked into
don't know if bankerchic is a man, but its something that should definitely be looked into
]I'm from a state where it is considered very acceptable, and in fact expected, for anyone under the age of 30 to refer to members of both genders as "man."
I did actually assume the OP was a dude though, but yeah, the handle should have tipped me :)
two.N.twenty-- I am a woman. Fortunately, I have very womanly features and have never been mistaken for a man. Thought I would clear that up.
I know..I think that was the point ;)
hmm... training for a marathon? care to share an ass pic? wear a thong.
Not sure what you're in to, but shouldn't you assume girls who train for marathons have skinny asses?
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