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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

Finding the Time: How to Train Hard While Balancing Work, Family and Even Kids

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog

Running, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.5936 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

We've all been there. We have a big race coming up and we want to give our all to training (which includes more than just the running, like sleep and nutrition too).

But, we also have obligations as parents, spouses and at work is the ultimate struggle for most runners.

So, how do you do it? In today's podcast episode, Coach Claire gives you some helpful tips, including…

  • How to know if it's worth prioritizing your training with a demanding life, 
  • How to work with your partner so both your needs are met,
  • And how to fit in your training after you have kids.

This is a topic that's been repeatedly requested by many of you, so we know how important it is and would love to hear your feedback.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi there my running friend this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner, and this is the

0:14.8

Run to the Top Podcast, one of the first and only running podcast dedicated to making

0:19.7

you a better runner with each and every episode. We are created and produced by the

0:24.6

expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net where you can find the

0:29.7

best running To get good at running, and I mean really good at running, you need to spend a lot of time running.

0:47.0

And not just running, but all the other things like strength and mobility work,

0:51.0

and then there's the time and effort spend paying attention to your

0:54.8

nutrition, sleep, recovery, and planning your training. To truly be your best or even a fraction of your best,

1:01.9

it simply takes a lot.

1:04.3

But when the results pay off, there's nothing better

1:07.4

than having done something really hard, really, really well.

1:18.5

So how do you run your best and still have a life too? On today's episode of the Run to the Top Podcast, I'd like to address the challenges that go along with training to be as good as you can be

1:26.4

while also having a demanding job, a spouse, a family, and just about all the other

1:31.7

responsibilities we have as adults.

1:34.0

This is a topic that has been repeatedly requested by many of you

1:38.0

and I think it's incredibly important.

1:41.0

I'm going to go over how to know if it's even worth prioritizing your

1:44.8

training with the demanding life. How to work with your partner so that both your

1:48.8

needs are met and how to fit in your training after you have kids.

1:53.0

Before we get into the conversation,

2:01.0

if you're looking for the best way to get motivated, improve performance and recovery, and increase focus on your post-run strength workouts,

2:09.0

you'll love the new perform from the Aminal Company.

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