Q: Working full time and running pro. Viable?
Lauren-
Is working a full-time professional job while training/competing at the elite level a viable alternative? Why or why not?
Ladia Albertson-J (@LadiaHallie)
A:
Hey Ladia!
It depends on the job and your support crew. Flexibility is key…having advocates at the office who understand what you’re trying to do. I think a part time arrangement is more likely to support your running results during peak season, but in the end you should do what you’re passionate about, and define success at both by your own standards. Working full time and running will affect one another in ways you can’t predict, but sum of parts may fulfill you.
Lauren
I think a HUGE overlooked point that Ladia mentioned in her answer. Do what you are passionate about! This is a BIG deal. You really can follow your passion if you just start looking for things that you love instead of doing something just because it makes sense or taking a job just because it’s there or pays well.
In the end Passion is worth SO much more.
Agreed!
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I partly disagree with you. You can’t follow passion always unless it makes sense. What would you do if your passion didn’t take care of your basic needs? I think ultimately, it is about prioritizing and building your life around them.
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Very informative comment.
You can be passionate about something and you should do it, but on the other hand, you can´t forget everything else.
Now, sometimes your job, family and running in this case, could be all of them your passions, how do you manage do all of them? Yes, I agree, flexibility is the key.
What I realize is that sometimes what happens is that we do our passions around our job or other commitments, rather than arranging the circumstances to allow us to do our passion. We leave at the bottom what it is more important to us.
It is not easy to change our lifestyle to allow room to what we really want. We need to be clear on what is what we really want to do, our passions and be brave to change what we are used to in order to allow that.
Well, that´s something I am working on lately. LOL
I completely agree with you when it comes to flexibility being the key to doing what we’re passionate about. Often, life is full of different passions and it’s up to us as an individual to prioritize and make time by being flexible where we can. Obviously there are certain things that will always be at the top of the list like work and family but it is so important to make sure we allow ourselves time to do what we actually want to do!
This was good advice. It is, unfortunately, a delicate balance doing what needs to be done versus what we are passionate about. It’s wonderful when those two things are one and the same. Too often, however, they are not. Passion doesn’t always feed the kids, but when it does, you’ve found the sweet spot.
Good luck finding your balance! We’re all rooting for you! In fact, most of us are on the same journey. Good luck!
In the right work environment your co-workers and managers are part of your team; they are involved with seeing you be successful and feel rewarded when you succeed athletically. The best companies place a great deal of emphasis on supporting the outside activities of their people because when folks are successful outside the office it usually equates to a consistently great work product on the job – and that’s a fact.
If you need a regular paycheck, and most of us do, put the effort into finding a company that wants its employees to produce a work product that WOW’s their customers. When you identify one of those special companies you will find they spend a tremendous amount of effort on supporting the off the job activities of their people. They do this because a WOW work product is produced by employees who are happy with the balance in their lives. The great companies understand this linkage and will support your passion for running
Good luck!
Balancing both will be anything but easy, but if you love that much, you’ll find a way to make it work!
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Great post and I am sure a question we all ponder often. I agree that we have to find balance but I LOVED this line, “but in the end you should do what you’re passionate about.” Great advice! If you love it enough you will figure out what to do.
Pro def requires a flexible or PT work schedule.
If you work a shortened workweek/telecommute this is viable.
I am by no means at pro level but my office job (~8-5) in nyc and 20ish pto days (ie vacation, sick, whatever) have enabled me to train and attend races out of state comfortable this year. Few of my run-friends work in the athletic gear realm (retail, wholesale) & I find their experiences with flexibility much better as those companies center around running or other sports & encourage it. Heck, if you’re a pro and work a few days in a running store you get Soooooo much gear 😉
Great post & comments! Very positive
Very Important as you said just do what you are passionate about.
Thanks for sharing such a valuable information.
Great article! Can relate to the challenges of working full time and running (almost) pro.
Great post. Even though I am not a pro athlete (by far), I can relate. It is hard to have everything and I do believe that compromise must be made along the way
Great post! Love this line “but in the end you should do what you’re passionate about.”
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it was a great post. Quite Interesting.
This is a question I think we all ask ourselves everyday, though not as specifically about running. How can we turn our passions in our livelihood? Some have to sacrifice less than others do when they decide to commit to this dream. I think that you have to ask yourself how much you want to sacrifice in order to follow the dream. A place to live? Your family? I for one know I couldn’t sacrifice either of those things, but I still try to chase my dreams everyday! Thanks for the insightful post!
Nice Post..
Get an employer that’s on board with your athletics career before you take the job, and things will be a lot easier as you go…
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Great post! Sometimes it takes a little prioritising.