Should I quit my job to pursue a career in running?

Why a sheitty life that would be. Hard labor to make a mediocre living or, more likely, not even that and having to work a regular job anyway coz that level of running isn’t going to help pay bills.

34 here. 2:13 in the marathon (ran it a few times, the first at 31s). Achieved with at most 90/95 miles/week with no doubles.

Always worked 40h+. Married, no kids. No way I can sustain myself financially (even with shaving 2/3 minutes from my marathon PB). Best is to have a job with a good flexibility in term of working hours.

put your energy into your job, unless you absolutely enjoy it.

and if you go with the job, put your extra energy into moving to a job you love.

myself, having had a non running carear,

now the time i spend training is absolutely golden. there are a lot of new training things and nutrition things to do that make you feel well, without the stress to go over the top, as we do in athletics.

i'm in the middle of no where,on a mission to no where. sure the traning logs may be useful to others.

i used to email my coach from 40 years back my workouts, up to a few years ago, for nastalgia, or what have you. turns out that weight lifting is somehting in my wheelhouse, never knew that till late in life.

i mean you work hard, sweat and relax, and fck the world.

also with the gym workouts, and pounds on that skinny frame, the girls drop the phone numbers, wasnt in the calcalus, but this is a sure thing if you do it.

and my generation are fat fcks, who can't stop pushing food in their pie hole, and talk about diets and genetics, and do nothingl

what a rant.

everyone should work out, suffer and enjoy.

You sexist pigs. I am assusming the OP is a woman. Yes you should go pro. We will sponsor you at letsrun. Let us coach you. I'll pay you $25k to race let us coach you for six months and wear the LRC singlet and guarantee you'll get a 6 figure endorsement deal at the end of it.

if you did not run those times in supershoes you might have a change.

my friend was a professional athlete running 14 low and 29 low. that was 20 years ago. Maybe in The Netherlands its not so competitive. Just Sifan and Abdi shining on the marathon. :)

Assuming you are the greatest female American distance runner in history, yes. You should absolutely go pro, though you still probably wouldn't medal.

What woman can run a sub 30min 10k that isn’t already pro? This is definitely a guy.

Not only is it a guy, the OP was actually rojo anonytrolling his own board for the nth time. Him responding above basically admitted it. When otherwise has he ever cared about one of these threads in recent memory?

Personally, I'm a lot more impressed by someone who works full time and runs as fast as you, than someone who runs full time but runs a little bit faster. Someone who runs full time and does nothing else is kind of sad.

Keep your job and contact me for super online coaching and you will soon run sub 14 and sub 29. Welcome to magic coaching! 🇸🇪🧙🏼‍♂️🇸🇪

I need you to carry refreshments while i train. $15 an hour

Those times are quite a bit slower than the MN distance elite guys-who all work outside of running. No, don't quit your job.

If you want to

No sir.

If you're living with your parents then go for it.

I wasn't working at 31 but it was during the pandemic. Was running 70 mpw for a while.

I didn't realise thôse were rojo's PRs.

Good stuff man.

The sport still revolves around the Olympics. Right now that means a four year cycle for you (2024-2028). You could work but don't commute too far. Don't work overtime. Be selfish with your time. Work-run-sleep. Be totally committed. After 2028 you decide if it is still worth it to you.

If you choose this mission don't do it half ass -- go for

P.S, Have a coach, have a team.

Isn’t there a bill rodgers quote something like, “ nobody with a full-time job will ever beat me.”