I found a great way to get in doubles!

doo doo wrote:

Or go to bed early and stop being a bitch

Agreed. 20 x minute on, minute off != 20 minutes of normal running.

Ha ha, get up and run my double for free. Ha ha, good one. I guess that's what you do.

I'm getting paid to run my doubles. But, I'm the bitch? I'll think of you when I get my $900 check at the end of the month. How much will you get?

Never mind the naysayers! Way to multi-task!

i got a job with a fishing company and i run a 12-miler out and back throwing fresh bass on people's doorsteps every morning.

just kidding, i'm not affiliated with a company.

The guy finds a way to motivate himself to go running in the morning and gets paid to do it. I laughed when I first read Newspaper Boy's plan, but hey if it gets him out the door, who cares how he does it. Or are you one of those people who feel anyone who doesn't take training as serious as death cheapens your accomplishments and training? Is that $900 a week you get running related? If not, what the hell does that have to do with anything. I think Newspaper Boy was saying it's an added bonus not some sort of kickass, highly lucrative job. Let people run how ever they want to run.

i got a job with a fishing company and i run a 12-miler out and back throwing fresh bass on people's doorsteps every morning.

just kidding, i'm not affiliated with a company.

good job, newspaper boy.

when you get your 2nd check, buy NES and and the video game with the same name as your posting handle.

So after paying for gas, and after car expenses, your profit is what? Around $23?

That is actually a pretty good idea. Plus money! Bonus!

Actually not a terrible idea. One question though, how do you manage to carry the papers? Backpack?

M/W/F:

4:45 wake

4:55-5:25 jog to work

5:30 PT client

6:00 PT client

6:30 PT client

7:00 PT client

8:00 PT client

9:00 PT client

10:00-11:00 or 11:30 run to day job

12:00-8:00 work

8:00-8:30 bus home

T/T (soon to be Mon-Thu)

5:30 wake

5:55-6:30 bus to day job

6:30-2:00 work

2:00-3:30 run to work

4:00-8:00 PT Clients every half-hour

8:00-8:30 run home

Option #2 is much easier.

Alan

yeh ive done paper routes. its alot harder to run carrying fifty papers then you think. and if you have a backpack it'll jiggle around and annoy you. its practically impossible to run while carrying alot of papers.

When I saw the name and the title of the thread, I assumed you were advocating what I did for a while. Rather than run whilst doing an early morning job, I'd do the job, then run, or occasionally run before.

I was a newspaper boy of sorts - not delivering papers, but putting delivered papers and magazines on the shelves and returning old ones - it took an hour or so in the morning. Obviously running whilst doing the job wasn't an option. But afterwards I was awake, so I'd usually run then.

You are why the Kenyans are winning.

what if instead of driving the car to a new block every time, just run back to car and get more newspapers then run to the houses to drop them off, then you wouldn't have to stop running all the time

It's not very often that someone figures out a way to beat the system, but you sir, have succeeded. Congratulations.

I run to my lifeguarding job in the morning, jump in the pool, sit in a tall chair all day watching little kids hit eachother with noodles, then run home+another loop.

And they give me free food.

I love my life.

The route is 4 miles. I don't use much gas at all. Besides, the newspaper company gives me a $30 gas card. I don't use much more than that.

I don't carry the papers in a backpack. I park at the end of the street, run down one side of the block and back up the other. I have at most 10 papers at a time. Usually, 5-6. For the times I can't carry all 10, I use a small gym bag that I throw over my head and it hangs by my side.

I get paid Friday. $900 for my morning workout! I'm telling you, it's wonderful out there running in the morning, knowing I'm getting paid to do it!

4 mile paper routes don't pay $900 a month. Period.