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PUBLISHED 05/30/2008
—Set your alarm extra-early. Get up, get it done.
—Hire a coach, if you can swing it. Being accountable to someone in a position of authority motivates you to not slack off.
—Coordinate with your spouse or partner, especially on weekends. Don?t wait until Sunday to spring it on him that he has to take care of the kids all morning while you enjoy the solitude of a 16-mile run.
—Add in enough time to shower and refuel. It's near impossible to ingest protein and wash your hair with kiddies climbing on you. Tell your husband he needs to be on duty until you are out of the shower.
—Run on the treadmill midweek if your gym has childcare.
—Don't let your tot give up his afternoon nap until after your marathon, even if you have to enforce "quiet reading time" when he won't actually fall asleep—because you will!
—Get to work super-early and then take an extra-long lunch or leave early to run—it's often easier to get work done before anyone else has gotten to the office.
—Consider tacking on an extra day to a business trip if it means you can do your long weekend run without work or family interruptions. Convention Thursday and Friday? Fly home Saturday noon after an 18-miler.
—Schedule your interval workouts for the days you need to exercise at work. You can usually finish them in less than 45 minutes, and be back at your desk in close to an hour.
—Hire a biweekly cleaning service so housework doesn't eat up your entire weekend.
—Go to a make-dinner-in-advance place like Dream Dinners (www.dreamdinners.com) or just double your recipes and freeze a dinner's worth.
