I just can’t do it. This morning I was talking to two runners about their running schedule. Both said they run at 6 a.m. most days. How is that possible? That means they must get up at 5:30 a.m. the earliest before stepping outside.
On most nights I go to bed at 11 p.m. or later. There is no way in heck I could drag my butt out to run that early. Remember Carleigh used to beg and plead with me to run with her and April at 6 a.m.? I just could not do it.
I’ve tried to go to bed earlier. It hasn’t worked. It takes me a long time to wind down and relax for the evening. Perhaps if I had a regular job with regular hours I could get into the habit.
On most days I squeeze in runs immediately after work or before my LTR clinic. I can’t complain too much. I am getting the runs in but I need another 6 hours in the day to get everything done that I wish to accomplish.
If I were to run in the mornings I would have my evenings free. Maybe one day…
I prefer running in the evenings right now because there is generally daylight when I get off work, so I can at least get some Vitamin D in my life! In the fall, it was beautiful to run in the morning and I quite enjoyed it. Usually I would get up at 5:30, roll out of bed, pull on running clothes, go downstairs and get a glass of water and a glass of juice and hit the road. I would usually be out pounding hte pavement by 5:50. I would wake up about halfway through my run and from then on it would be enjoyable. My biggest challenge for running in the evening is timing an afternoon snack so I'm not starving by the time I start my run at 5:15. Sometimes there is no time in the afternoon to eat a snack in which case it delays my run because I'm STARVING when I get off work. It would be easier if we were pros and didn't need a "day" job.