How to Balance Being a Mother, Working Full-Time and Running Your Best: An Interview With Carrie Dimoff

Summary: Interviews with elite runners are great, but they can -be difficult to relate to.<br> Of course you’d do all the strength work, get more sleep, and run more miles if you had the time.<br> So let’s talk to someone who shares a lot of the same struggles you <br> do – balancing being a mother, working a full-time job, and trying to be<br> the best runner she can be.<br> In this week’s interview, we talk with Carrie Dimoff who, in addition<br> to everything mentioned above, is a 2-time Olympic Trials qualifier in <br> the 3000m steeplechase.<br> While it might seem like too much for a person to maintain, Carrie has done so for several years and is making it work well.<br> Some of the things that Carrie and I talked about included:<br> <br> Carrie’s training and the strategy that she has worked out to balance her family, running, and professional lives<br> Her experiences with running during pregnancy and having faith that you can and will get fit again<br> Carrie’s personal time management strategy, which is based on being fully focused on whatever she is doing at that time<br> The work that Carrie does as a Nike footwear developer and the process that goes into designing and updating shoes<br> <br> If you need a little inspiration, or even some tips on how to better <br> balance your family, work and running, this is the interview for you.<br> <a href="http://runnersconnect.net/running-interviews/carrie-dimoff/">How to Balance Being a Mother, Working Full-Time and Running Your Best: An Interview With Carrie Dimoff</a><br>