Can one properly train and recover with a job that has hours of 3pm-12 am Tuesday through Saturday (sun mon off)? This is like a bar tender type hours or a waitress though this job could potentially be production or warehouse oriented.
That leaves Sunday or Monday for long run and races. Seems tricky.
This would also be in Portland OR.
Can it be done? How would you train? Gym, late night runs, mid day runs?
MakeDough wrote:
Can one properly train and recover with a job that has hours of 3pm-12 am Tuesday through Saturday (sun mon off)? This is like a bar tender type hours or a waitress though this job could potentially be production or warehouse oriented.
That leaves Sunday or Monday for long run and races. Seems tricky.
This would also be in Portland OR.
Can it be done? How would you train? Gym, late night runs, mid day runs?
I worked 2p-10p for a while. It's really not bad if you have a reasonable commute time. You can run at like 10a or 11a and have plenty of time for sleep after work/prior to the run, post-run stuff, and getting to work. You can still do your long run any day you like. Races are up to you.
Seems easier than doing a 9-5...plenty of daylight hours for training, even in the winter.
Welcome to PDX if you're new.
Yeah it's doable. If you wanna run with some folks, your best bet would be to join a lunch run crew.
Otherwise, enjoy the easy parking at Thurman gate
lol im a jobless bum and i do this anyways. i go to sleep at 1-2am wake up at 10 do a 10 miler.
if i had this work schedule i'd run home from work as the double, get in a 20 banana smoothie. that gives me an hour to let that digest and piss it out so i could get in bed for like 2am.
This has to be a bad troll attempt. You have more daylight hours available to you than somebody who works 8-5. And what's stopping you from racing Saturday morning?
amnesia wrote:
lol im a jobless bum and i do this anyways. i go to sleep at 1-2am wake up at 10 do a 10 miler.
if i had this work schedule i'd run home from work as the double, get in a 20 banana smoothie. that gives me an hour to let that digest and piss it out so i could get in bed for like 2am.
I have to agree, the waking up at 10 am is by far the best schedule for a runner. There is no societal expectations to waking up early thus allowing ample sleep and recovery if you need it.
Not a troll. Thanks for pointing that out.