Depressed because a) I still suck at running b) I have to find a job to balance my running
1) I still suck at running
well im improving. ill never be OT qualifier but im hoping to go under 2:30 for the marathon
2) I have to find a job/career to balance my running
recent college grad. i have yet to find this. more on the topic of if it's possible to train and work, any companies/jobs you'd suggest that are good if you want time to run ~80-100mpw?
There is no secret. No meaningful job that will give you more time and energy to train. Just have to find the will to do it.
5 a.m. and out the door. 5 p.m. and out the door. Go longer and harder on the weekends. Get your sleep habits in order.
It ain't brain surgery, but it ain't easy. That's why so few do it.
You suck at running because your bellybutton is too low (or something else like that)
You're depressed because you haven't found the perfect job. Your problem is that you are looking for the perfect job.
I feel so sorry for how the younger generation has been suckered by the marketing departments of their colleges. A job is a way to make money. Period. It isn't a career, a calling, or any of that shit for most people. Don't expect self-actualization or good feelings from a job (and, strangely, with that attitude, you will probably actually be better at your job and not a nuisance to the people you work with and their neuroses won't effect you). Compartmentalize. Learn to live with a modest amount of money and don't immediately start spending and increasing your reliance on every nicer stuff the second y ou get your first paycheck. As you salary doubles, only increase your "lifestyle" a tiny bit. Anything you get used to having will become a necessity not a luxury. Use the dividend to buy free time.
50 and beyond wrote:
There is no secret. No meaningful job that will give you more time and energy to train. Just have to find the will to do it.
5 a.m. and out the door. 5 p.m. and out the door. Go longer and harder on the weekends. Get your sleep habits in order.
It ain't brain surgery, but it ain't easy. That's why so few do it.
Truth. You just have to want it and run around your work schedule... even if its at 4:00 AM
The secret is commuting via running. I have NO IDEA why more people don't so this.
I did this for years; didn't have to wake up until 7:30. Got home quicker than I would have driving.
Live within 10 miles of your office and you open up a world of opportunity.
Run with a pack. Don't like it? Bring a small dresser for your office/cube/desk and keep clothes in it.
No shower at work? There HAS to be a gym somewhere close. If not, you might be out of luck but there is likely some kind of a solution. Most office buildings have showers, even if they are not located in an obvious place. Ask around.
Reality Bites wrote:
Compartmentalize. Learn to live with a modest amount of money and don't immediately start spending and increasing your reliance on every nicer stuff the second y ou get your first paycheck. As you salary doubles, only increase your "lifestyle" a tiny bit. Anything you get used to having will become a necessity not a luxury. Use the dividend to buy free time.
I dont have a problem with the $. more so work-life balance with running, & time management...
I work big 4 tax. 2:31 debut marathon at 22 and looking to get a bit quicker. Never had any problems running in to work or from it which is the easy way to hit the big mileage, also not a problem to get 40 minutes in at lunch time. All about just being efficient with your time.
Honestly I train better now having a set structure to each day than I ever did in college where the "morning" run could easily be pushed back to 2/3 o'clock.
OP, defining your identity through running or career is the surest way TO depression. Your job is not WHO you ARE and your running is something you ENJOY. If you don't possess the requisite skills for today's "job" market, consider going back to grad school to get them, which will enable you to train the way you wish and put off reality for a bit longer.
If you are healthy and CAN run, the world is your oyster. Seek meaning in life and living (as well as sacrifice and mission) not in what you occupy it with.
Bryn_R wrote:
I work big 4 tax. 2:31 debut marathon at 22 and looking to get a bit quicker. Never had any problems running in to work or from it which is the easy way to hit the big mileage, also not a problem to get 40 minutes in at lunch time. All about just being efficient with your time.
Honestly I train better now having a set structure to each day than I ever did in college where the "morning" run could easily be pushed back to 2/3 o'clock.
good to hear. i will probably do public accounting after college. ive know other big4 workers who have done a good bit of training
I did it for a few years post college - corporate sales career - similar to what previous poster said - 5:30 morning runs, 6:00 evening runs. 80-100 mpw with a track session during the week and a 20 on the weekend. I was sub 31, sub 15, 2:31...fun, but nothing to write home about.
Basically your life will be work and running - your socializing will take place at meets/races...I faded away from it after 3 years and did more partying, chasing tail...then got married, had kids, etc.
Now I'm a 50 year old fart still pounding out 60 mpw and reading LR.com for no apparent reason other than to clear my head and sleep well at night.