Time Crunch

So living in the country may seem all nice and relaxed.  Well, sometimes it is but a lot of the time it seems as if I live a pretty fast paced life.  Even keeping this blog has been affected (I actually began this post on 4-23-13 and I’m just getting back to it!).  The amount of time I spend driving each day to and from work as well as to a pool is really time consuming.  I drive about 1 hour each way to work.  My job is located 55 miles northeast of my home.  Then, I drive about 45 minutes twice a week to swim.  The closest pool is 50 southwest of my home.  I have to travel and spend the night for almost any triathlon I compete in. Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining and I LOVE where I live, it’s all about choices.  Planning and organization are important parts of triathlon training, it pays to take the time each day to schedule and organize for the next day.  I get all my gear packed up and ready to go the day before a workout.  Just thought I would share this little bit of insight into the fast paced life of a rustic runner! 

 

Here’s how my typical Monday-Thursday schedule:

 

4:50 a.m. – Get up and go to gym
5:20 a.m. - strength training
6:10 a.m. – return home
6:45 a.m. – leave for work
7:30 a.m. - work
3:30 p.m. – get off work, drive home
4:45 p.m. – run/bike/rest
6:00 p.m. – enjoy great outdoors with husband and pets
7:00/7:30 p.m. – cook dinner, eat, shower
8:30/9:00 p.m. – go to bed

Afternoon schedule if swimming

5:00 p.m. – if swimming, leave for pool
6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. – swim
7:45 p.m. – drive home
8:30 p.m. – shower, eat dinner, visit with husband
9:30 p.m. – go to bed



I don’t strength train on Fridays but I do sometimes bike or run in the afternoon.  I usually rest on Saturday and complete a long bike ride on Sunday.