Typical Day - When Teaching

Since I am fortunate enough to be taking a leave from my teaching position at Herricks next year to train for the Olympic Trials, I thought it might be fun to give you an idea of what a typical day looks like for me right now.  Then in a few months once I have settled into a training routine I can do the same and compare the two.  So here it is:

4:30am - Wake up, stretch, drink a bunch of water
5:30-6:30am - 8 mile easy run
6:30am - Eat Breakfast, Get ready for Work, Drive to work
7:30am-2:30pm - Teach Band to 3rd-5th Graders!
2:30pm - Drive to running spot
3:00pm-5:30pm - Stretch, Workout (since I am racing on Saturday I had a lighter workout today, 4 mile warm up, Drills and Strides, 3x1 mile at Threshold Pace with 1 minute recovery, 4x200 meters at Repetition Pace with 200 meter recovery, 4 mile cool down = 12 miles), Stretch
5:30-6:30pm - Strength Training at Gym
6:30pm - Drive Home
7:00pm-8:00pm - Cook Dinner and Eat it! (Polenta with Swiss chard and roasted turnips, yay for the Farmer's Market!)
8:00pm-10:00pm - Core Routine and Strength Training at Home
10:00pm - Get Ready for Bed
10:30pm-4:30am - Sleep 6 Hours

So here is a list of things that will hopefully be different the next time I take a look at my typical routine:
1.  9-10 hours of sleep
2.  A Nap
3.  Pool Movement Activities (I have found that to help me a lot with recovery)
4.  Ice Bath
5.  Massage/ART (I do this now just not today (Monday-ART and Wednesday-Massage this week, but I need to remember it is an essential part of my recovery)
6.  1-2 hours each day to sit with my feet up and read, research, relax, RECOVER

I am sure I will think of more!  Thanks for reading!