Anonymous asked: Can you give an outline of your running routine i.e how often do you run, what distances, outdoor only or at the gym etc., and for gods sake when do you find the time. I work a full time job and I cannot for the life of me get out of bed in the morning to run before work and at the end of the day I'm so exhausted I have to practically throw myself into the gym. I had a good routine going that I have, in the past few months, fallen off from and I'm trying to regain my momentum
I follow this schedule as closely as I can. I also have the Run Coach Pro app so I can track my progress and my pace. Most important to me, I have three people I can reach out to when motivation is low: the girl I’m running with in New York, the girl I’m running with in Cleveland, and an experienced marathon runner for when I need tips and advice (that’s actually 57.)
I run at the end of the day because running is therapy for me, so when the day is over, all I want to do is pound the shit out of the pavement. Like tonight. If it ever stops raining. And my hell week is over. I want to run at least six miles before going out.
Since I’m in the city and gyms are expensive my routes are as follows:
- Easy weekend runs are done along the East River
- Timed weekend runs are done from East River Park at Houston along the south tip of the island up to Chelsea Piers because that’s about a 10k. Then I’ve got a nice trek back to the East Village to cool down.
- Night runs (since I literally cannot get up before 7 am) are done in the East Village as a weave going back and forth on the avenues.. sprinting along East 3rd to Ave A, walk Ave A to East 4th, sprint East 4th to Ave B, up Ave B to East 5th, sprint East 5th to Ave A… you get it. Strength training. People dodging. And it adds distance quickly.
Motivation is the most challenging part, for sure, but I find that paying $85 for a race and $300 for the plane ticket have proved quite motivating.
