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Work and traning
Hi,
After putting in a great off season of training, I have been struck by the reality that work can eat into my training time. Over the last weeks, with trips out of the country and some serious workloads I have had very little time to train and I can't see an end on the horizon. Only 3-4 times a week which equates to about 5-7 hours, if that. I am pretty disappointed but hey, at least the work is enjoyable. I'd be interested to hear how other people fit in training around work. I've just been getting out whenever I can. cheers Bob |
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I'm sure meany people who know much more than I do will weigh in, but I
would say, don't sweat it. You said that you've gotten in lots of good training over the course of the summer. This gives you a good base, and you would be starting to cut back the hours around now anyway. I don't know your goals, but for most anything that should be enough time. Just make sure that those hours that you do get are used efficiently. Lots of quality over quantity. A couple of interval sessions, a distance session, and maybe a technique focused session, or a time trial. Etc. Paul Bob Creasote wrote: Hi, After putting in a great off season of training, I have been struck by the reality that work can eat into my training time. Over the last weeks, with trips out of the country and some serious workloads I have had very little time to train and I can't see an end on the horizon. Only 3-4 times a week which equates to about 5-7 hours, if that. I am pretty disappointed but hey, at least the work is enjoyable. I'd be interested to hear how other people fit in training around work. I've just been getting out whenever I can. cheers Bob |
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I' love to be able to train without work
getting in the way, but that's not going to happen for years, either for me or for my competitors( I hope). We fit in what we can, and just take satisfaction in the knowledge that our health and fitness is way above average. I'd be pleased to get in 3-4 quality workouts per week. My substitute is doing a hilly bike commute year around, and that seems to be enough to keep me in decent shape. Erik Brooks, Seattle - where we will soon enter the 'dark ages' of rainy darkness for 2 months before the skiing starts, and that's a big obstacle for an XC racer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Creasote" To: "Multiple recipients of list NORDIC-SKI" Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:51 PM Subject: Work and traning Hi, After putting in a great off season of training, I have been struck by the reality that work can eat into my training time. Over the last weeks, with trips out of the country and some serious workloads I have had very little time to train and I can't see an end on the horizon. Only 3-4 times a week which equates to about 5-7 hours, if that. I am pretty disappointed but hey, at least the work is enjoyable. I'd be interested to hear how other people fit in training around work. I've just been getting out whenever I can. cheers Bob |
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"Bob Creasote" wrote in message ...
After putting in a great off season of training, I have been struck by the reality that work can eat into my training time. Over the last weeks, with trips out of the country and some serious workloads I have had very little time to train and I can't see an end on the horizon. Only 3-4 times a week which equates to about 5-7 hours, if that. I am pretty disappointed but hey, at least the work is enjoyable. I'd be interested to hear how other people fit in training around work. I've just been getting out whenever I can. My normal weeks are about 7-8 hours, and I put in 4-5 hours on the weekend. I think that's pretty normal for masters. I get up, go to work, come home, train, then shower, eat and go to bed. That's a normal Tue, Wed, and Thr. So the only weekdays I get anything done around the house is Mon and Friday evening. If I get over about the 8 hour mark, I have to "push the envelop" by taking time off of work or training easy on a rest day. If you're been putting in some big weeks over the summer, having a break at this time of year might be a good thing. Jay Wenner |
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Tim Dudley wrote:
Congratulations! Grandparent stage - now that's master level. I've never been able to figure out how to manage work and a family and still be able to get in decent amounts of training, so I'm in awe of someone who can do it. Sounds like you're successful on all counts. Move to Scandinavia: Overtime is _not_ the rule, being home by 16:15 is quite normal. Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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