southbay wrote:
Sorry for picking on your daily routine, but when you put yourself out there as the example it's bound to happen.
So it looks to me like you actually work 35-40 hours a week, not 40-50 like you said (I know, you're going to say you work on Saturday too, right?) but there's nothing wrong with that, so why lie?
Or, it could be that you sleep less than 8 hours a night. Also perfectly fine, these are sacrifices we make.
But, that's the point. You're acting like there aren't sacrifices to be made just to be a "tier 2" runner, how can one ever expect to be a "tier 1" runner on this schedule?
BTW, I wish I could take a train to work. Sounds like it's right out your front door too, pretty jealous :)
nah not on saturdays, almost ever. i work from home in the nights when i can. i'm an editor and discuss stories with my wife after dinner. some weeks i put in closer to 30 hours, some weeks more like 60. sleep is 7 to 8.5 hours per night.
i think you overestimate how much these "sacrifices" are going to affect your performance. look at the vitals: workouts, sleep, diet. in reality your spending at max 4 hours per day working out. i know some elites drag that time out even further because they have that luxury. i would argue that that does not provide a measurable advantage.
you just have to be disciplined. yes it is not easy. you're right on that. and i'll concede too that for a chronically injured runner, more time consuming precautions may need to be taken - but then that's probably less time that you're spending running cause you're not racking up the big miles, either. but a disciplined life is a great thing when you're fortunate enough to pursue all of your different passions throughout the course of the day.
and yeah the train is VERY fortunate, part of why we moved here. commuting by car would probably sap 2 hours out of my schedule because of traffic. the station is about a half mile away, or a 4 min jog in work clothes, 15 mins to get to the city. so that part takes planning too. but an adult with a job who is also serious about running has the luxury of planning in that manner.