Does being a waiter tire you out?

Depends on the gig, but it can be pretty taxing. I don't know about you, but for me standing and walking is more tiring than running.

But if it's part time, I think you'll be fine. Being a waiter dims your view of humanity, though. Heads up.

irun & wine wrote:

I'm a college student and varsity distance runner. I'm considering applying for a part time waiting job to pay the bills. Has anyone tried balancing running and waiting? Did it affect your training or energy level being on your feet for so long?

Thanks

I washed dishes part-time (maybe 20h/wk) for a while. Horrible for running, since you're standing in one place for so long. Stiff legs, all the time.

Waiting should be better since at least you get to move around, but really if you're serious about your running and have another option, take it.

I wz a waiter for a week but betches were checkin my as s an my junk wich iz ok but then ther poindekster boyboys wouldnt tip cuz ther pantiesgot all up against ther tampax over it(girlz be given ther ### on the side that workd out gud a few times tho)

2 years as a server. if you're a serious runner i would advise you to look elsewhere for work. the work is hard, usually you're carrying heavy plates and trays, you have to hustle from the kitchen to the tables, and you'll be working a lot of late nights. if i'm not physically exhausted, i'm mentally exhausted. You'll also become an alcoholic, and i'm dead serious.

I've always waitressed in the summer while doing base, but as a girl I do 50-70 mpw in the summer, so if you're a guy you might of course be running much more which would be tougher. It's tiring for sure, but doable during the summer months.

It REALLY helps if you work days as opposed to nights - you can fit in a morning run, go to work, run after work. Just like any other active job. But then I always do my major runs in the evenings. Even if you're more of a morning runner, though, working nights would suck and it can be hard to avoid taking those shifts in the restaurant industry.

I bus tables (not a waiter), and I do get tired.

dkwjd wrote:

You'll also become an alcoholic, and i'm dead serious.

Alcoholic if you're lucky :)

irun & wine wrote:

I'm a college student and varsity distance runner. I'm considering applying for a part time waiting job to pay the bills. Has anyone tried balancing running and waiting? Did it affect your training or energy level being on your feet for so long?

Thanks

You must suck at running b/c I was a full scholarship athlete and was forbidden to have a job.

Being a waiter sucks and was cutting into my 6 miles a day, so I retired at age 106. I should have kept at it though as I died a couple years later from boredom.

irun & wine wrote:

Did it affect your training or energy level being on your feet for so long?

Thanks

Yes. End of thread.