Hi Slowtwitchers ! Sorry for another « Help me find some time to train » thread.
Thing is, this year my schedule changed and I have to work from 10AM to 5.30PM Monday and Tuesday, and from 8AM to 5.30PM on Thursday. That’s a real bummer because I can’t train during the evening (I have a 2 hours commute in the morning and of course in the evening). I can’t train during lunch hour because I simply don’t have the luxury to take one. And I have most of my Wednesday’s afternoon free.
I should also probably state that I’m not living in the US and here the pool opens at 10AM and close at 8PM. So I can’t swim after nor before work. Do you think that training on Friday and on the Weekend is efficient? I’d like to have an interval/speed session for each sport and an endurance one every week. (Training for 70.3). Anyone out there having the same problem?
This is a hobby for me, so when life gets in the way I reign back on volumous tri training in lieu of shorter, high pace runs. The article about how awesome the 5k is seems to make more and more sense each day.
As others have said, get up earlier. I get up at 4am every day and train from 5-7am. I only swim twice/week for 30 minutes each time. I’m doing a 70.3 in two weeks and my 9th Ironman in 8 weeks. Sacrificing sleep is the way you will get it done.
Swim on your days off. It looks like you have plenty of time to run & ride. Maybe there are some other details missing that might help understand what’s impeding your training?
When you have a full schedule, it really does come down to discipline and deciding where training fits into your priorities. I do 2.5hrs of commuting a day and work 530am to 430pm. I do fit in a lunchtime run every day, but with a family at home, I have to be very creative to fit in swims and rides. On weekends I wake up before the family and get training done to limit my time away from them. I’ve found as long as I keep my training between 8-12hrs a week, it’s sustainable. Anything more and something has to give.
Same as the others. Get up earlier. I get up at 3am most mornings. I have to be at work by 7. Works out well on the weekends, can get a long bike or run in and be home by mid morning. Plus there is no traffic that early so you don’t have to worry about getting hit by a car.
Just do what you can from Monday to Thursday. Do mostly running and get an indoor trainer if you don’t have one. Use Wednesdays for two workouts with one being a swim. Then get most of your volume in on Friday and the weekend.
Or since you’re in France just wait for the next strike!
Same as the others. Get up earlier. I get up at 3am most mornings. I have to be at work by 7. Works out well on the weekends, can get a long bike or run in and be home by mid morning. Plus there is no traffic that early so you don’t have to worry about getting hit by a car.
Just saying this as a general comment but you should still make sure to have some sort of reflective gear because you can be hard to see at that time.
Can you cycle to work? If not, you need to get up earlier, find a different job, or just accept that your training volume will be reduced and figure out how to get the most out of what you can do.
Ever thought of moving closer to work? I know that’s not easy, but giving up 12 hours of you life each week to drive to work is crazy. Consider the cost of commuting and factor that into the cost of housing.
My 5-7 minutes commute buys me another 5-6 hours a week to train. Yes, it means I live in BFE… but I also have no traffic to deal with. Hell, even the 4 lane 65mph highways have wide shoulders and feel safer than 2 lane roads where I grew up in Michigan.
Depends whether 2 hours is a result of distance or traffic congestion. I live just outside London and commute in, about 18 miles. In a car that could easily take me 2+ hours during rush hour, on a bike I consistently do it in just over an hour as I can use cycle lanes to avoid most of the worst traffic bottlenecks.
Hi Slowtwitchers ! Sorry for another « Help me find some time to train » thread.
Thing is, this year my schedule changed and I have to work from 10AM to 5.30PM Monday and Tuesday, and from 8AM to 5.30PM on Thursday. That’s a real bummer because I can’t train during the evening (I have a 2 hours commute in the morning and of course in the evening). I can’t train during lunch hour because I simply don’t have the luxury to take one. And I have most of my Wednesday’s afternoon free.
I should also probably state that I’m not living in the US and here the pool opens at 10AM and close at 8PM. So I can’t swim after nor before work. Do you think that training on Friday and on the Weekend is efficient? I’d like to have an interval/speed session for each sport and an endurance one every week. (Training for 70.3). Anyone out there having the same problem?
Thanks guys,
Tri-led
Am I missing something in your post? How many hours per week do you work?
Same as the others. Get up earlier. I get up at 3am most mornings. I have to be at work by 7. Works out well on the weekends, can get a long bike or run in and be home by mid morning. Plus there is no traffic that early so you don’t have to worry about getting hit by a car.
Holy crap. What time do you go to bed to get up at 3 AM most mornings. If I had to do that, I would be driving around with a 0.0 sticker on my back windshield. No way could I do that.
I indeed work 3 or 3.5 days a week, but I do it to pay for school (I go to school the other days). I take the train to go to school, and to work, and can’t afford to live closer.
The swim cord looks like a nice alternative!
To those who get up early, are they long ride/run or intervals?