How to Train for a Race When Your Schedule Is Wild (Nurses, Shift Workers, and the Overloaded!)

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Written By Ali Marty

Season 2 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty

Episode 139 Training for Dopey as a Nurse runDisney Races

In this episode of Running to the Castle, you’ll learn how to train for a marathon when your schedule is anything but predictable. 

If you’re a nurse, shift worker, or someone juggling long hours and call shifts, this episode breaks down why traditional 7-day training plans often fail—and how to shift to a flexible 14-day framework that actually fits your life. 

You’ll learn how to space out your long runs, where cross-training fits in, and how to stop cramming runs into your only free days. 

Because your training should support you—not burn you out.

Ali Marty

Hi! I’m Ali. I’ve been in the health and wellness space since graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012. I worked in the typical outpatient clinic with active men and women with orthopedic injuries (shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, muscle and ligament tears, knee pain, IT Band pain, plantar fasciitis, and hip and knee arthritis until 2018 at which point I started Mobile Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the past few years I’ve transitioned to helping women running runDisney races after they’ve had an injury and they want to finish strong and enjoy the rest of their runcation.

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