Tips for Time Crunched Runners (how to still make it happen)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ย. 2023
- Life is busy. I think we all realise that. So how do we all make running happen? Well, we've got a few ideas...
In this video we share all of the tips and hacks we've found that help make our running happen whether we're time rich or time poor. It's just a matter executing the plan!
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Consistency, I've learnt, is probably the single biggest factor to being successful with your running. The mental game you have to play with yourself in the initial days/weeks/months, is probably more important than what you achieve physically. Once you've mastered the mental side, there's no stopping you! Hope you survived the crazy torrential downpour! :D
Another great video!
The best part was seeing Winnie again I miss her 😊 thanks for the good advice. I may need to break up my runs since I'm getting into longer more time consuming runs now. 💖
early morning runs are a blast, there is no people around and the air is fresh (atleast in my neck of woods). i just wish i could get up at 5:10 instead of my 0400 for them, but it's life haha. i'm fairly sure i wouldn't find the energy after work since most days get up to low to mid 20k steps+ the usual demolition stuff.
Love the channel, thanks for all the great advice and tips!
I’m with you on this one. I’m also a secondary teacher in Australia, but, also have 4 kids under 7. I find it so hard to find time and/or energy to get it done. Early mornings are key but sometimes the kids have the same plan 😂. I’m still very early in my running habit and really struggle.
🙋🏾 Educator over here as well. Plus another job and single mom to 2 kids. I've picked running back up but find it hard to get out there some mornings. Afternoons are usually out of the question for me, but I definitely feel the struggle.
I'm a chef and have 2 kids, mornings are the way to go
Educator here too! 5am runs are the norm.
Physiotherapist with 4 Kids from 3 to 13 here. I usually don't plan my 1-3 mid-week runs but rather use opportunities when i get them. Works OKish, but the long run at the weekend is my holy ritual and my wife and i have the agreement that i get up with the kids saturdays and let her sleep while i am good to go on sundays. Kept a good training rhythm for a 50k Mountain Ultra.
My yearly distance goal is miles purposefully walked or jogged/run. Every 0.1 of a mile gets me closer. Those days I'm not feeling it, I often can get in 0.5- 1 mile walk. In the winter with shorter daylight I do my best to leverage a lunch time walk.
Does Mary run on her own at night/in the dark. It stops me from going out early or late in the day. Maybe Mary has some safety tips for us ladies
Teacher too 😊 and family man. Here comes the 5am darkness and cold 🥶🫡
What has helped me immensely is building my runs into my work schedule. I’m a teacher and I purposely scheduled myself for double preps in the morning 2 days a week, so I can get runs in. Those plus a Sunday long run, and I’ve kept a pretty good consistency of sessions for a few years now. Like Ben, I’m a PE teacher and I sold it to my principal that being in good physical shape is part of my job, so running during my prep times is me preparing for my classes.
Wow I’ve been struggling with this being a shift worker…my black hole isn’t social media but trying to get so much done in one day and getting flustered when i feel like I’ve lost 3 hours, thanks for the tips always helpful 😊
You two have such a great channel! I don't usually comment, but felt I needed to show my appreciation. I love how your advice is so practical and you stay upbeat, giving all of us who run just for the joy of it some great information and entertainment. Thanks!
long time subscriber on my other account, been out of the running game for a while, focused on my music, but without running, my life was way harder. It's nice to be back with you guys. Gonna try 5 am running this week. Always wanted to try, this video gives me that extra push.
Hi TMH, superb upload as usual. Your advice is pure gold. Thank you.
I normally get up at 4 or 4:30 am to have time for my morning run (most days I have to be home by 6am, when my partner is off to work; we have relatively young kids, so I must be home before she's out).
The problem with this, however, is I rarely manage to go to bed before 8:30 pm or so (about the same time as the kids), and it takes me a while to fall asleep too, so on the whole waking up at 4am means I don't get enough sleep at night. Now *that* is a problem.
I learned something new! Thanks Ben :)
Thank you Ben! Congrats Mary!
I am a teacher as well! This video was so helpful! Thank you!
I'm a new subscriber. Love the content.
I LOVE running in the rain!
Here where I live I've even been able to run just as it just starts to snow.
Good times 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Your videos always radiate good energy, love it ❤❤❤
Loving the 30 20 10 I'm following your half marathon training plan and the fact it only takes 30 minutes or so is great I'm at the end of week 3 and can feel the benefits from these sessions already just got to work on hydration and fueling now thankyou both for everything your doing to help the average runner get better, someone's rocking there Boston t shirt congratulations on qualifying Mary
Great vid! You guys look so happy, healthy, and strong! 💪 ❤😊
Great timing for this video. I'm struggling to make everything fit in one day. Just this past weekend, I decided to have my gear ready the night before, and it made a difference. Great advice, great video! Thank you!
It’s amazing how a highly skilled athlete like you is able to put so accurately the right words on an amateur’s feelings!
this came at the perfect time. I am 5 weeks out from my first marathon and running has started to feel stressful. I am definitely going to try and split one of my runs this week to see if that helps, thanks!
Great vid, plenty of options to think about. I like to run early but my system doesn't and get half way and find I need to find facilities. So evening is my usual. Keep up the good work! 😊👍
I get up at 06:15 every day and fit training in early, I do lots of double days with a run and bike session. At the weekends I end up getting up at the same time to do ParkRun and on Sundays a group ride. As long as I structure in a recovery week every 4th week (I'm 58 so need a plan) I very rarely feel tired in the working day. My only difficulty is getting to bed early enough so that's something I'm working on with an aim to see an improvement by Christmas. Great video as always.
Just to say I am going on vacation to Japan. I planned my running routes over there already and am excited. And I am looking forward to getting Pokari Sweat again 😂 And I agree on the fitting in runs, I try to get up early to make them happen cause I just struggle to run after work. But seen how my half marathon went yesterday I guess I have a little more training to do.
Thanks for this. I watched this video while getting ready for my morning run in the Phoenix heat (gonna be 99° today and 110° by Saturday) 😢
Since I’m never a morning person and training is early Saturdays I definitely set things out in advance including making my protein drink for afterwards. I do it when I’m fully functioning-at night. Can’t sleep earlier, so a nap is expected. Wish mornings were easy, but this works for me.
Hitting the snooze button is the worst thing you can do for having energy through the whole day. I only just learned this recently. I no longer need naps since putting my phone across the other side of the room.
Can you do a video about running in the rain? I hate it so I tend to go to gym and use their treadmill instead! Lol
Because I've such a physical job, but also wanted to start running again, I couldnt ever muster the energy to run after work. I've always been an early riser, but my running was always been terrible in the mornings.
It was annoying, but I've just embraced the change in ability, and just accept that morning runs ARE less good times, but actually I've started enjoying the slower pace, and now I'm improving again. Also the boost to the day after finishing a run by 6am is ace!
When I am not feeling it, I just tell myself "don't break the routine, it'll be fine or it won't, but get out the door"
So I'm looking to step up from half marathons to the marathon level next spring. However, as a mom of three boys with schedule needs in the evenings and a secondary teacher who must be at work by 6:45, I have to do my running in the mornings before work. The time I begin running is really not flexible because my bedtime isn't going to get any earlier. I'm up at 4, out the door by 4:30, which only gives me ca. 1 hr - 1 hr 20 mins. On the other hand, I've missed running with my dog, but I don't like taking her on anything longer than 5 miles or on speed/tempo runs. A thought I had to increase my mileage was to do daily doubles. My morning runs (easy, tempo, speed, etc.) would remain where they are for my half marathon training, and I'd transform my evening walk with my dog into an evening run around our neighborhood. (The loop is 2.5 miles, and I could gradually transform this from a walk to a run, just as I did when I first got into running. Doing this up to 6x/week would add 15 miles eventually, which would bring my 35-40 miles/week up to 50-55 miles/week. Another concern is the "upgrade" to my long runs. I'm already hugging the 3 hr mark. (Today's 14 miles took me 2 h 45 m). I might have to do back to back long runs or doubles on long run day to get that a bit higher before the actual marathon, though I'm not too worried about that. Would it be too crazy to do a morning run and a relatively quick and super easy evening run each day?
That is exactly what I do. Discipline is a key. I am privileged because I work from home and it allows me to keep running on my lunch breaks, I can fit in about 6k. I gave up mornings due to high pollution and 3 motorways crossing near my house. It is horrible. I hope to move one day to a cleaner area that's my next goal :) I have quite a demanding and stressful job so I have no energy for anything else apart from morning squats and stretches. I wish I had more time for everything, but mentally I struggle to fit in more 😢
How do you and Mary decided on what running shoes to wear on what day. Give us a bit more insight in that please.
Love the content as always! So get up an hour early at 5? Oh my god how can you do th.....oh right add kids to the mixture and work and life an um yeah 5am welcome to the club! 😃
Hi great shows, got a question on base building, when i run on the traedmill my heart rate is 15-20% down for the same speed, i dont mind the treadmill when the tv is good like the current rugby world cup, is doing 14 mile on the treadmill as good at base building than out on the trails n canals, - thanks
Please could you add the link to the 30 20 10 video that Mary mentioned. Thank you.
Love you guys. Once upon a time I had a wife that i used to run with. So brings back some fond memories. What are your daily trainers at the moment. I noticed you both wear saucony. Is that right?
The main issue I have when I'm time crunched is that my partner doesn't run, so when I get home from work I just want to spend time with him 😂 so sometimes I do that instead of running as planned. Getting up early also isn't an option cause I already get up at 5 😱 but splitting the session in two is an excellent idea! 😁
Working/Child-minding/Running a household literally takes up 7 am - 10 pm every day. So 6 am runs are the only solution! (It also helps if you live in the Med and you have 30+ degrees every day for months on end... :))
I'm a teacher too, and find that after work I am really drained. Strangely I seem to hit a 'perky patch' at about 7pm and quite enjoy a night run. Wish I could drag myself out of bed for a before work run though. I do worry that I will be tired at work, so I was interested to hear you say you never feel that. Might just try a 30 min run to see. BTW, Mary, are you a sock, shoe, sock, shoe person? Looked like that in the video, whereas Ben a sock, sock person.
You know me too well
5 important Successful ingredients, that works for- Me or older and younger athletes being successful: Ability, Motivation, Opportunity, Direction, and My Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe it is His strength and not my Own! This I also think it will work for those who are non - Believers.
You should really turn your music a bit down. The music is just barely low enough to understand you, but too loud to be "background music" I can ignore. I always feel like I have to listen to both, music and you, and it's really difficult for me to listen to what you say because of that.
Might be a setting you have? Barely noticed the BGM to be honest.
First for once 😂
I find these tips quite ridiculous and obvious. If you get up earlier you have more time but you get less sleep. If I could go to bed earlier I would. There are no more hours in the day in whatever way you look at it. Getting up at 6 is almost comfortable...I do my workout 4.30 in the morning and still not enough time for everything...
Thanks for the positive vibes, Laura 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy sorry, it was just an honest opinion! I was probably expacting that the video will be magically solving my problem :D I live your channel!
relatble. nice vid. see you at bangsaen 💙💙💙🦍🦍🦍