[mark.f.rosebrough]

mark.f.rosebrough on May 25, 2023 at 11:36 am · in reply to: Training as a soon to be new parent #78477

Congrats! I am a father of two kids under 3 and a full-time attorney. It all depends on your priorities and the agreement you come to with your partner, but the days of 10-plus hours per week are probably behind you for a bit once the baby arrives. I’ve found success with getting exercise when I can, how I can. These days that means a lot of 45 minute lunch time runs from my office so that my mornings and evenings are available for family time. If you’re an early riser, that’s a great option too. Try to maximize your off-days with bigger efforts (but give your partner the same time away). FWIW, having my first kid motivated my fitness to new heights – I ran my first 50k – but the second has made obtaining fitness harder than ever. My overall advice would be to enjoy this new time with your child and partner, and be gentle on yourself when you’re inevitably too exhausted to do strenuous exercise.

[mark.f.rosebrough]

mark.f.rosebrough on July 25, 2021 at 6:50 am · in reply to: Training during bad forest fire season #55948

I’ve been meaning to write this post myself. Thanks for putting it out there. I will share some personal observations, but am mostly here to see if people smarter than me have any advice. I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’d say we have some form of smoke about 70% of summer days. It comes in two forms – light smoke from far off fires or choking smoke from local fires. When it is very thick, I suck it up and hit the treadmill. In both cases, I have found that the smoke tends to somewhat dissipate in the afternoon due to local weather conditions. Have you noticed that conditions are better during a certain time of day where you live? If so, you could try to plan to run when conditions are somewhat better.

I’d mostly be interested in knowing about the known long terms impacts of exercising in smoky conditions. New Mexico is my home, and I do not intend to leave. Sadly, the smoke gets worse every year. If I want to live a fit life, I will need to find a way to live with it.