There are less than 3 months until the Gobi March (6 days, 250 kilometers, self-supported) in Western China and I can’t wait. I know the next 3 months are going to fly by, and the amount of things I need to get done in that time are overwhelming. This is where the challenge of balancing work, training and life comes in.
As a physical therapist I work well over 40 hours a week, and most of those hours are on my feet, throw in a lunch time workout and I can be on my feet for almost 13 hours. Yikes! Then throw in long runs on the weekend, and I struggle to find time when I ever get to sit down. Recovery time is little to none, which is far from ideal for training for a race of this magnitude.
I am lucky to have some amazing products sponsors, with 3 in particular whose products are focused on energy and recovery, and these products are helping me get through this busy time.