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My question is simple. How do you fit it all in? I'm struggling to find time for work, family, workouts, and bible study/quiet time. As often as not, the bible study/quiet time suffers. This is a situation I'm not happy with and the only solutions I've come up with involve getting up at 4 AM or dropping the workouts.
Any suggestions?
Matt,
I think you hit the nail on the head with the part about getting up at 4 AM or dropping workouts. Getting up at 4:15 is the only way that I can do it.
Here's the schedule I use on most days:
Up at 4:15 for Devotions/Quiet time
4:45 - Breakfast
5:00 - Out the door on my bike going to work (Ride 15-25 miles)
Run at lunch 4.5 to 6.5 miles
5:00 - On my bike back home from work (10-15 miles) and in the door at 6:00 for dinner with my family. Some days I skip the bike ride and stick in an afternoon swim depending on how tired I am that day.
I try to get to bed by 10:00 on a good night; normally its more like 11:00.
Its all a matter of priorities and what you value most. For me I won't compromise my morning devotions, my evening devotions with the family or dinner with my family, so I end up compromising my sleep. When I can't keep up with this schedule any more, it will be time to cut back on my training. So far I've been able to do this for the last 2 years and don't plan on stopping any time soon.
Don B