She works part time as a barista at Starbucks and is also a
social media coordinator for FutureSense, a consulting firm
specializing in the areas of organization and management.
Through her balancing act, she has learned a great deal about
time management.  She runs just about every day of the week,
seven to 10 miles each day. On the weekends, the runs will be a
bit longer, maybe 16-18 miles.  She does a lot stretching and
recently she's added Bikram yoga to her training. The yoga,
which requires performing exercises in heat over 100 degrees,
has helped her, she said.  Mead does most of her training in
solitude. She is not a part of a running club and does not have
a coach. She doesn't mind at all to be by herself while
training.  "I really enjoy it by myself," Mead said. "It's a
time when I can be within my own thoughts. But I still get a lot
done. I feel that it's productive, but it's also some time to
myself."  Mead has also done research of the Boston Marathon
course. She calls herself, "kind of a dork,"