6:10am here on the East Coast. Just finished my morning 10 miler. Who's with me?

Were is that Lockley guy with his "Thanks for posting, keep us updated " when you need him.

Keep it up everyone, we have a couple of trolls trying to divert our thread but they will soon lose interest if we get a few more pages of posts.

Just woke up east coast. Father of 2 Wife took kids to school and she is at work now. Slept late because she wore me out last night. Think I will call in sick today and hang out in the quiet of my home. Catch a movie or something. Do my running on weekends not going today. To each his own.

Twenty Mile wrote:

I'm going to find a way to squeeze in a few 30 minute runs and an hour long run this week. But I will work at least 60 hours this week and spend more time fcking my super hot girlfriend than I spend running. I guess running is only third on my priorities list. I'm ok with that.

Weak sauce. I work 80 hours per week, run 80 miles, bang my 10/10 girlfriend at least once a day--multiple bangs every other day--, make over 300k per year (250k is so 2012), and will run yet another sub 29 minute 10k this weekend.

26 here. Just woke up(11 am) and about to start drinking coffee and playing video games until I decide I need to run at about 5 pm.

That just came out wrong. I don't run set mileage, just time, and I started writing (in a more jealous way) thinking how I'd be lucky to run 2.5 hours this week -three runs at lunch and one run on Sunday morning. Then I started with the excuses, about how many hours a week I work and then it occurred to me that I spend more time every week having sex with my gf than I do running. I had never thought about that before. I did have a momentary pang thinking about how much I used to run, and that I needed to start running more, that it is messed up that I actually fck more than I run - but, then I let it go. It is what it is. So, I wasn't bragging, I went from jealousy, to justification, to surprise and then acceptance.

look at meeeeeeeeee! wrote:

Father of Four wrote:

44 years old, 4 kids and a full time job. Still finding a way to bang out 60-70 miles a week!

Aren't you special?

Not necessarily, I'd say. A bit Old School, maybe.

BITD stuff like this was pretty routine. We especially envied the guys whose jobs were the "right" distance from home, so they could run to/from work.

O'course a lot of those guys had spice who worked low or no hours per week and took care of most of the home-front stuff. Maybe this one's situation is similar.

time to move to california, sucker.shorts and a t-shirt. every day of the year.

notmuchtimetotrain wrote:

33, father of two, fulltime job. Left for my run at 4:45. Fell on my ass twice this morning. Stupid ice. Time for the treadmill.

amazing. wow. what a special announcement.what are you pb's? current fitness?you don't get kudos from me for deciding to live in a cold climate, have 4 kids (your f*cking decision) , and a full-time job with no flexibility to start work later.these are all things you had a CHOICE inthere's no winner in the rat race either, four father. make better decisions, and you'll have better things to brag about on running forums.

Father of Four wrote:

44 years old, 4 kids and a full time job. Still finding a way to bang out 60-70 miles a week!

So you want a medal or something? Buddy, no-one cares.

It seems everyone here runs at least 80 miles a week - of course they do.

Farah and Rupp run for a living, i don't think they have to work a 10hr day like we do.....

Enjoy your runs today, fellas. About to head out the door for an hour fartlek!

Ditto. About to hit a light fartlek as well. At least no rain this morning, just wind chill. A bit tired thanks to the wife last night, but a strong cup of Cuban gets me going.

Father of Four wrote:

The obvious answer wrote:

Impressive. 5.15am is very early to leave the house for an easy run.

Ha. I wish! For Wednesday 10 milers I'm usually up at about 4:30 and out the door at 4:40-4:45. Get back around 6:00-6:10--sometimes, if I'm feeling great, I'll finish before 6. Then take 20 min to a half hour to meditate before waking my oldest for high school and starting my day. It is a nice routine, I'll admit.

Looks like spellcheck on your iphone changed masturbate to meditate.

Does anyone else remember when there was a ton of these uber dads who barraged the boards with their daily routines?

Woke up at 4:44 AM. My alarm is set for 4:45 AM weekdays and 5:00 AM weekends so I can snatch a little extra recovery time from the jaws of the training beast. This has made all the difference in ensuring my daily runs are not interrupted by fatigue or injury. I am so in tune with the universe I have an internal alarm that rivals the best atomic clocks.

After a monster dump and my morning Joe I logged the requisite, and by now, routine, 20 miler before I make breakfast, do my wife a couple times, prep my offspring for private school, drop them off at the heli pad, then swim 10 miles, and finally cycle 100 miles to work on my entry-level bike I bought second hand from Lance for a pittance ($10,000).

Caught a cat nap while running my prelunch 5 mile recovery run a 3:45 pace. This always leads to a massive PR in my next 'thon. I have this down to a science.

etc. etc.

Father of Four wrote:

44 years old, 4 kids and a full time job. Still finding a way to bang out 60-70 miles a week!

Kudos!

I'm just getting back into running and find your post inspiring...

Father of Four wrote:

The obvious answer wrote:

Impressive. 5.15am is very early to leave the house for an easy run.

Ha. I wish! For Wednesday 10 milers I'm usually up at about 4:30 and out the door at 4:40-4:45. Get back around 6:00-6:10--sometimes, if I'm feeling great, I'll finish before 6. Then take 20 min to a half hour to meditate before waking my oldest for high school and starting my day. It is a nice routine, I'll admit.

Serious question: how do you get out the door so quick? I get up at 4:30 but need 45mins to drink coffee and well sh*t twice. I would much rather be out the door in 15 mins if I could

runner dad with advice wrote:

Father of Four wrote:

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I love seeing these messages as well as I am just moving into fatherhood, 50+ hr weeks etc. This gives me hope.