So, Ben shares his passion about freelance and UFC / wrestling. I have also decided to share my story. So maybe some of you would like to make a big step and escape the office and start doing freelance and fully enjoy your passion.
My life is running :-D I am a big fun of any outdoor activities. Wherever we travel I always take my running shoes. At school I was part of sports club, I represented my school in running races. I was a really dedicated runner until I went to university. You know when you’re at uni it is “party time” not “running time” lol.
I came back to running in 2009, and since then I am unstoppable. I just love to go out and run. It helps me to relax after a hard day at work.
Running includes lots of time for training. Now I am living in Asia timing can be a bit difficult. You can only run here in the morning or in the evening due to the heat.
I am grateful that I am doing freelance, because I can run whenever I want to and I can join as many races as I want to. Some races happen on Saturday so I must go on Friday, to be able to pick up my bib number.
In the last year I have joined many races in Thailand. I finished my first 100km race – The NorthFace Thailand. I took Friday and Monday off, so I could join the race and recover after. Well, one 100km wasn’t enough for me so I signed up for another 100km but in Hong Kong this time. Boom, freelance is awesome, because I packed my trail running shoes and laptop and off I went :-D . I finished 14th female overall. Not a bad result.
Before I sign up for any races, I know I need to do lots of running to be prepared and avoid injury. My running schedule is very busy. I run 6 days per week. In Thailand I joined Bangkok Runners group, where I met amazing runners. This is another good tip for you, if you are a travelling freelancer then there is a good website called http://www.meetup.com/ Check it out, maybe you will find there new friends which share the same hobbies as you :-D
Occasionally, I run on Wednesday mornings in Pattaya (trail run) so I start my work late in the afternoon. Mainly I run in the morning so I set up all my meetings in the afternoon. I just work when I am not running ha ha.
This is why I am so happy I am doing freelance now, so I can run and swim whenever I want to :-D
Happy running!
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