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Jul 2015
3:10pm, 23 Jul 2015
16,912 posts
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Derby Tup
My step-son plays with Ilkley Rugby Club. They train on a Thursday night and I sometimes drop him off then nip up onto the moor for some hill-reps before collecting him again. We're both buzzing but knackered by the time we get home  Looking down on the rugby ground with flood lights on always makes me chuckle too 
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Jul 2015
3:18pm, 23 Jul 2015
6,918 posts
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Sharkie
No children here, and I have suddenly recognised that I am semi if not completely retired - but there still isn't time enough to fit in all the training and associated, er, 'stuff' for my athletics. Not and factor in recovery time too - and that's where I fit in time with my true love.
Involving partners, kids and friends is obviously useful - but it's not fair to expect everyone you care about to also share your passion for running/training or jumping over wood and metal bars in my case.
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Jul 2015
3:38pm, 23 Jul 2015
5,280 posts
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Jambomo
Can you run to/from work or at least part of the way? I've found cycle commuting the best way to get in some exercise and a much nicer way to travel and I know many folk who do it by running. It turns what is a chore into something useful.
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Jul 2015
3:50pm, 23 Jul 2015
91 posts
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PeeG
Derby Tup, I have done the running whilst the girlfriend's son had Rugby training. He only started last season and took a while confidence wise to be happy with someone not watching him. If I was taking him and not the girlfriend then it is something I would do again. It is a park run course and involves many different loops, so quite liked the idea of doing loops and trying to overtake one of the Dads who was doing the same. It made it a faster session anyway.
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Jul 2015
3:50pm, 23 Jul 2015
1,870 posts
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Cyclops
The thing that really threw me was when the friend with whom I horse-share got too scared to get on the new younger horse and I have to try to fit in riding 4 or 5 times a week. Plus I swim twice (once with daughter - 'mummy time', once with triclub though that is early weekend mornings so no-one else is up!) and cycle when I can (I try to do that as commutes to work or swimming). I have managed to be injured most of the summer so at least I don't have to try to fit running in. When I do it's work (7:30 - 5:00 Monday to Friday) Ride Monday 6-7 swim Monday 8:30 -9:30, running club Tuesday 6:30, ride Wednesday 6:30 Ride Friday 7 Parkrun/swim Saturday 8:30am/9:00am Swim or lie in Sunday. Only one child left at home who likes her own company - OH works shifts.
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Jul 2015
3:52pm, 23 Jul 2015
1,871 posts
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Cyclops
Oh and ride Saturday and Sunday.
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Jul 2015
3:53pm, 23 Jul 2015
92 posts
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PeeG
Jambomo, I have cycled to work a few times over the 4 years I have been here, but that was when my cycle fitness was much better. It is just over 20 miles door to door on the bike, 29 miles if coming from the girlfriend's house. There isn't really an option public transport wise to do part bike / part train that isn't doubling my commute time.
I did find a good place to park 4 miles away that cuts out some bits of traffic which I ran in from a couple of times which I need to get back to using a bit more.
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Jul 2015
6:24pm, 23 Jul 2015
2,609 posts
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postieboy
Priorities are just as important as balance. Mrs P knows how much running means to me, but at the same time she knows I always put the family first which gives me leeway to get the time I need for marathon training.
Working unique hours also helps me a lot. I usually have a two hour window from picking Little P up from school if it's term time to dinner time so that's more than enough time for a run. If not, I'll cook dinner for them, head off for my run and eat myself afterwards. Sunday long runs are the easiest for me to make time for. I head off very early whilst Mrs and Little P have a lie in and they're having a lazy morning when I eventually finish. My body clock is attuned to getting up at the crack of dawn so I'm wide awake by 7, even on a Sunday morning.
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Jul 2015
6:53pm, 23 Jul 2015
487 posts
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Fravage
Although they're the bane of my life sometimes, I am very lucky to work shifts. If I start work at 2 I can easily fit in a 20 miler if my training requires it. That can make the late shift a bit of a struggle though.
If I finish at 4, I have plenty of time to run home before picking our daughter up from nursery. Plus, I nearly always get a lunchtime, so I can fit in a 5 miler then as well.
It drives my wife mad as she loves running, but she finds it far more difficult to fit it in. It does mean that she gets first dibs on weekend runs, which suits me as it means I can have a drink and know I don't "have" to squeeze in a long run
The main problem we've found since having our daughter is that we very rarely run together any more and that always used to be our thing.
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Jul 2015
8:51pm, 23 Jul 2015
379 posts
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jdarun
I've always had a relatively easy situation as regards work/life balance but even so I have to give a huge +1 for cycle commuting, or run commuting depending on situation. I have always made a point of living within cycling range of work, through several jobs and locations, it's usually not hard to sort out if you make it a consideration. 5 days of double sessions means you can pretty much take weekends off exercise if you have other priorities. My first marathon training was based mostly around running to and from work, even the long run was usually a morning commute plus detour rather than wasting a weekend day.
It probably helped that I was in the process of leaving that job which I no longer took seriously, as a 3h run meant I was good for little else that day
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