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By Amity Delaney with Runner’s Tribe<\/em><\/p>\n

Balancing an elite-level training program with a job that enables athletes to support themselves and their running career is a difficult task. Most regular full-time workers who aren\u2019t even athletes find it difficult to fit in an exercise regime, let alone elite athletes who require extensive hours to complete their training programs. Full-time work and training are both exhausting tasks, running the risk of burning out athletes both mentally and physically. In the particular case of distance runners, they often do not receive enough funding or sponsorship to allow them to pay for living expenses without a full-time\/part-time job, therefore forcing them to maintain a difficult work-life-training balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nick Symmonds, founder of Run Gum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, whilst it is a difficult task, there are many elite-level athletes that juggle both full-time work and an extensive training program, and have recorded impressive successes in elite-level races. Lisa Weightman works full time and balances a marathon training load and family life highly effectively. Jessica Trengove (read Jess’s latest RT feature here<\/a>) Nick Symmonds (read Nick’s latest interview with RT here<\/a>), Alexi Pappas (read Alexi’s interview with RT here<\/a>) and Ben St Lawrence (Run Crew<\/a>) are some successful examples of elite-level athletes founding their own business. The above interviews are well worth a read and explore their successes in depth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Little change up in our Wednesday gym program ?? #hangcleans @asicsaustralia #ASICS<\/a><\/p>\n

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