Single mom of one 13 y.o. boy here.  I usually go out early while he's still sleeping but the dark is starting to get to me.  In order to run., shower, get him up, in the shower, and fed and be out the door by 7:10 for school and work, I have to leave the house at 5:15 am.  Sometimes I'll go for a run right after work before dinner and homework starts.  I limit weekdays to 3 miles and save long runs for the weekends.  I'm lucky to live 4 blocks from the office and can occasionally slip out a little early to make it easier to fit in a run.  Weekends I also go out early while he's asleep.  If I want to go to the gym I just take him with me.  During family times he could use the treadmill at the Y, or he just sits in one of the comfy chairs and reads or plays his Nintendo DS and waits for me .  Now that he's 13 we're not limited to the family times and he can use the treadmill any time. 

I have found that I am a better mom and a happier person when I can fit in time for exercise so although it's hard, it's worth it. 

I have a 14 year old son, soon to be 15 and he's very active.  He just finished up soccer and cross country.  I would run on the school XC course while he was practicing.  Now he's getting ready for basketball.  I'm hoping to still run the xc course while he's in the school at practice, but I'm not sure how long the weather will hold up.  I have about an hour and 15 minute drive to work in the morning and since I'm not a morning person, so far early morning runs are out of the question.  Thank goodness my husband gets our son up and ready for school.  I have a hard enough time getting myself ready in the am. LOL

  In the spring my son plays baseball and runs track, I'm not sure how I'll be able to get runs in, I just hope I'm still running and haven't given up by then.  We also have a really old and really crappy treadmill that I use in the evenings if the weather is too bad outside.  We live in the Ohio river valley and we fight rain, snow, flooding, and this year we even had extreme heat and humidity.

I'm almost 50 years old and have been a couch potato my entire life and I quit smoking about 2 years ago, so I'm about 40 pounds overweight and I'm trying to lose the extra pounds and be in good shape by my birthday, but so far that hasn't happened. I am able to run for about 30-33 minutes at a time now, but it's at a very slow pace.

Oh well, I guess that's better than nothing.

Happy running everyone.

Lori

I have 6, 8, and 11. Its still quite hectic in the mornings for me. Scratch that...its hectic ALL the time for me. I find it hard to get any kind of exercise from home. I have to make a point of doing it before I go home from work each day, which is hard for me, because it takes away from the time I get to spend with my little ones. But I figure, if I make time for myself, I will be happier for it, they will have a healthier mommy, and gosh darn it, I am important too!

I have 4 kids, I run in the morning after dropping the kids off at school.

I have a 4 year old and 2 year old, and I work full time outside of the home.  Finding time is hard, but I find it more difficult to stay motivated to run consistently.  I get home around 5:30 p.m., and if we don't have activities we need to run off to right away, I spend the next few hours on dinner and the girls' bedtime routine.  By the time I'm done with that, I'm tired!  I have a hard time getting up for an early morning workout.  My work does allow me to leave early 2 or 3 days a week to workout, but that is often hard to take advantage of, as well, if I have a lot of unfinished tasks.  I KNOW I can find the time to run... I just have to force myself even when I don't feel like it!

Patty, I saw your signature. I just started back after a few years off myself for pregnancies.  I started back 5 months ago and I feel great!  I'm doing my first spritn triathlon tomorrow and can't wait.  I hope your sickness passes soon and, most importantly, that it doesn't throw off your momentum in being "back".  Keep it up!!

Michelle

PattyC014 wrote:

 

Got my 5:30 run in this morning.  Thankfully, roads were clear on Monday after our rare October blizzard.  I'm starting to get sick -- daughters was home sick all last week, so it may be hitting me now. 

I am a working mother of 2 beautiful girls 10 and 4....I am jealous of all you morning running mommies, my husband leaves for work by 5am so no running in the morning for me.  I am lucky enough that with my career, even working 5 days a week I typically can be done before the kids get out of school and I can run after work, but my distance is dictated by the school bell.  Evenings are very busy with dance and swim and soccer and softball and basketball so there isnt always time after the hubby gets home..but I do have the option some times to head to the gym with my 4yo and run on the BORING TM while she plays in the kids room. Weekends bring soccer games basketball games and other family events, but make time for family bike/ run when the schedule allows.