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2009-01-05 10:38 PM

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Subject: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
Does anyone on these forums train/race full time?

i.e. Do you live solely off money from sponsors/races or other income sources so you can train full time? Or maybe you work part time just to live and train pretty much full time?

Thanks.

2009-01-05 10:48 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
i work part time in order to train and race full time.

sponsors cover a little, small jobs on the side cover a little.
2009-01-05 10:55 PM
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2009-01-05 11:18 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
Depends if I hit Powerball this week
2009-01-05 11:58 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
Well, combination of JEOPARDY! wins in October and layoff in September make it a possibility, I suppose, at least for awhile...but it really isn't what I want to be doing.
2009-01-06 6:46 AM
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I wish!!!

2009-01-06 7:48 AM
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I've been trying to decide if I'm a student who does endurance races, or an endurance racer who happens to be a student :p
2009-01-06 8:13 AM
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tcovert - 2009-01-06 12:58 AM Well, combination of JEOPARDY! wins in October and layoff in September make it a possibility, I suppose, at least for awhile...but it really isn't what I want to be doing.

You were on Jeopardy!? Congrats on your winnings!

2009-01-06 8:46 AM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
Your foreys into COJ must have gone down significantly L ...... this was old news!!
2009-01-06 8:52 AM
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Daremo - 2009-01-06 9:46 AM Your foreys into COJ must have gone down significantly L ...... this was old news!!

LOL - they sure have.

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2009-01-06 2:45 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
JeepFleeb - 2009-01-05 11:55 PM

I'm self-employed and can schedule work around training.

Me too. That being said I usually spend 2x as much time training than I do working...

2009-01-06 4:11 PM
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2009-01-06 8:53 PM
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my work to training ratio is ugly, this fall i was at 25 hours training to 8 hours working:-x
2009-01-06 9:16 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
I am a fire fighter and work 24 hours and then have 48 off so I did alot of training. Plus I could workout at work but my new baby has changed things a little bit.
2009-01-07 11:13 AM
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Well I train full time and then do a little work for the Army when they catch me :D

2009-01-07 11:46 AM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
trixie - 2009-01-06 3:45 PM
JeepFleeb - 2009-01-05 11:55 PM

I'm self-employed and can schedule work around training.

Me too. That being said I usually spend 2x as much time training than I do working...

Yet another way I need to be more like trixie!

Self employed here, too, but dragging myself back on the training wagon.  Not sure I'll ever be quick enough to warrant a sponsorship.  (Which kind of confuses me - wouldn't you want to sponsor someone that spends the **most** time out on the race course, so your company logo can be seen more? )

2009-01-07 11:49 AM
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I don't work, I train a lot when my kids are in school, but do this all for fun.

 

 

2009-01-07 7:24 PM
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Self employed but my boss is a greedy jerk who won't let me train as much as I want Laughing
2009-01-07 9:22 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
working on changing careers to be able to train more (myself and others)
2009-01-07 9:27 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?

moabrunner - 2009-01-06 10:16 PM ...... but my new baby has changed things a little bit.

Yeah, those pesky little bugs have a way of screwing up workout time .......



2009-01-07 9:36 PM
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Haha, this is a pretty funny thread, as I was just thinking about this a few days ago. Man how I would ever love to do this full time and not have to worry about $!!!!
2009-01-11 8:22 PM
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not yet! but as soon as my soon-to-be husband get's that coaching job that pays 150k + I'm bustin out of this camp!

 almost there.

2009-01-11 9:49 PM
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Subject: RE: Anyone Here Train/Race Full Time?
soon - if my body will take it :-) , my little boy is off to school full-time Feb and we've been having the 'will I return to work?' conversations.  Hubby says "why don't you just concentrate on your tri training?"  God, I love that man.
2009-01-12 5:18 PM
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supa-powa - 2009-01-05 9:38 PM Does anyone on these forums train/race full time? i.e. Do you live solely off money from sponsors/races or other income sources so you can train full time? Or maybe you work part time just to live and train pretty much full time? Thanks.

 I've done it before.  I lived on consulting income and cut my personal overheads way back (on the order of a 95% reduction when I left private equity in 2000).

 Other folks cycle their training -- alternating part/full work with full/part train -- that can be a very effective strategy for a new athlete.

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