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Going from running 0 to 50km while working full-time

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Going from running 0 to 50km on a full-time schedule

Struggling with running while working full-time? Then this one is for you. Whether you are working full time or managing a full time schedule of work and kids and business, putting the effort in to a running plan, especially something ambitious can be tough.

Full-time work or business or parenting is usually full-time enough, without adding too much more onto your plate. But one thing we all know is that when you breathe into running, you can breathe more oxygen into everything else as well. It can seem like it will take up too much space, but somehow it just makes more. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not without its challenges especially with work deadlines or kids getting sick or just the general chaos of life.

So, running while working full-time might not be easy but it is rewarding and can tend to make your more productive and less stressed – but you do need to be a whole lot more flexible and be able to roll with the punches a bit.

In this episode of the podcast, I’m chatting with Ness. She’s not been doing a whole heap of running since having a second baby and starting her business, but now she’s getting back into a training cycle.

We recorded this in November, 2022 and we talk a bit about how she’s structuring her training, how she’s coping with the demands of parenting and business and life as well as running schedules. And importantly how she approaches things when things don’t go according to plan.

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Podcast: Episode 141 – How do I adapt running to my life without feeling like I’m going backwards?

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I know you work hard

This is actually not a problem most people have. We are far more likely to overdo it, than underdo it. Working hard isn’t the problem. Making time for running isn’t the problem, it’s finding something that you can recover from that is the hard part. In this episode, I’m talking about something I’ve been running into a lot with clients I coach this year which is when work demands or other demands go way up, how do you adapt your running to your new life reality? Or do you try to adapt that life to your running? How do you get around that feeling that you are going backwards, or taking a step down from what you were doing before? So in this episode I’m talking about:
  • Changing your mindset about event distance
  • Stepping away from the distortion of Strava and instagram
  • Figuring out what you can do every week
  • Giving yourself time for the things that support consistency and injury prevention
  • Finding things that aren’t so easily comparable
  • The 8 hour sleep buy-in

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Podcast: Episode 135 – Plan, Train and Adapt with Nicole Avery

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Zoey and Nicole at Melbourne Marathon Festival

Marathon training, interrupted

This week, I’m talking marathon training, lockdown, planning and new projects with Nicole Avery from Planning with Kids. You can check out some of Nicole’s marathon training tips,  some ideas for fuelling your training, and here is one of her recipes for a morning protein smoothie. Nicole wanted to run a marathon this year, but 2020 had different ideas! So we talked a bit about the changing landscape of her training this year and how having a personalised plan has helped her.

How planning can give you more time for training, and more time for fun stuff

One of the big questions our awesome crew in Run Club have, is how do you juggle it all – family, work, running? And Nicole talks us through some of her main processes for  putting her planning to work for her so she has more time for marathon training and more quality family time.

Some marathon training talk!

We talk pacing vs effort, how to get your head around hard workouts and not changing what our coach has written.

Introducing Adapt

Nicole has started a new project: Adapt Drinks. Nicole has developed a drink with a focus on relaxation, stress relief and recovery – without any sugar or alcohol additives. The drinks include adaptogenic herbs, which you could take as a supplement – but are now in a drink form to retain that ritual of having a drink. So it’s a great way to get your relaxation or stress relief without all the negatives associated with alcohol. I think it’s such a cool concept, and I promptly contributed to her campaign to get my pre-order sorted! You can pre-order yours here.

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  • Weekly workouts for when you are in between plans, or just to spice up your week
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Podcast: Episode 132 – Running in 1 Hour

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This week, Kirsten and I talk about how to change your training to fit it into 1 hour a day outside

This is for Melbourne people, but also for people who are time poor or wanting to just get the most out of their training with a limited amount of time to do it in. Some things we talk about include:
  • How we would adjust our own training
  • How you can get the same stimulus as a long run in less than an hour
  • Some ideas for changing your focus for this next period of time

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Support the podcast, so we can make more and get access to bonus episodes!

You can support Operation Move and the podcast on Patreon. I am so grateful for your support! In this week’s bonus episode, I’m talking about tempo running – why it doesn’t have to be scary, how it should feel and some ideas for a warm up to make everything a whole lot easier.

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As promised on the podcast, you can book in a skype call here Or you can email me here.

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  • Four different programs depending on whether you are an absolute beginner or already running 5km
  • A 12 week, supported program with access to a coach.
  • Options for individualised programming and one-on-one coaching
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Check out Run Club and the Operation Move Sisterhood

Our amazing community includes:
  • Plans from 5km to Marathon from Beginner to Advanced
  • Weekly workouts for when you are in between plans, or just to spice up your week
  • A private facebook community
  • Access to coaches for all your questions
  • And most importantly – the most supportive community you can imagine!
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Podcast: Episode 131 – Preparing for that big workout or virtual run (plus how to make the most of treadmill running)

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How do you prepare for that big workout, benchmark run or even a virtual race?

You might not want to do a full taper like you normally would, but you still want to give it the respect it deserves! This week I’m talking about:
  • Adapting your week
  • Keeping your priorities straight
  • What things won’t make a difference
  • How to set yourself up for a good physical and mental level of readiness on the day
  • And keeping focused on what your goal is while not getting locked into the outcome

Listener Question!

A listener wanted to know how to use treadmills vs running outside. So I talked a bit about:
  • What treadmills are really awesome at
  • What they are less awesome at
  • How to adapt sessions to the treadmill
  • And if you do all of your running on the treadmill, how will it translate to outside?

Sign up for the introductory 8 week program here, it’s free!

You can sign up here, just make sure that you tick the walking challenge box.  

Support the podcast, so we can make more and get access to bonus episodes!

You can support Operation Move and the podcast on Patreon. I am so grateful for your support! In this week’s bonus episode, I’m talking about tempo running – why it doesn’t have to be scary, how it should feel and some ideas for a warm up to make everything a whole lot easier.  

Would you like your question answered?

As promised on the podcast, you can book in a skype call here Or you can email me here.  

Check out Run Club and the Operation Move Sisterhood

Our amazing community includes:
  • Plans from 5km to Marathon from Beginner to Advanced
  • Weekly workouts for when you are in between plans, or just to spice up your week
  • A private facebook community
  • Access to coaches for all your questions
  • And most importantly – the most supportive community you can imagine!
You can sign up here. Stay up to date on: You can listen on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher