Do any of you run in the morning?

[/usr]

Due to a very busy schedule, starting tomorrow I'll have no time to exercise in the evening on Monday-Thursday. I was curious if any of you woke up early in the morning to run, or do any sort of exercise at all in the morning? If so, do you feel better during the day? Is it easier to wake up after you've done it for a week or so?

My biggest problem is actually getting out of bed to do it. Once I'm up, I'll probably be ok.

[Vicky]

i tried, but it doesn't work for me, and sports aren't really my kind of thing

but it's a good thing you're starting it at this time of the year - it's easier to get up early when it's sunny, and make sure you get enough sleep
sorry, don't have anymore advice for you b/c i'm not an athlete

[markc7]

I run with a group on Sunday mornings. Having a group to meet makes it easier to get out of bed. I also work out at the gym on most Tuesday and Friday mornings.

I find that I feel great the rest of the day if I workout or run in the morning. Maybe a bit cocky too, since I've done more exercise by 10:00 am than most people will do in a week. :D

The only exception is after particularly long runs on Sunday, when I sometimes feel wiped out for the rest of the day. But I think that has more to do with eating and drinking than with the time of day.

[CaptainSwab]

I also run with a group on Sunday mornings. We meet and run between 10 and 22 miles together. Like markc7, some of those runs will wipe me out for the day.

Last year I did get up early for runs during the week. I never got used to getting up (sunday for some reason isn't a problem, most likely because I have people to meet). Some people say that they don't have a problem however. I also found that I was much slower running in the mornings during the week.

This year, I leave for work at 6:15am so I am just running in the afternoons. I tend to enjoy them more then.

Good luck with your morning runs! Some people love running in the mornings.

[Hummusisyummus]

Currently I'm doing good if I rolled by arse out of bed to walk my dog. I've been running maybe twice a week on a treadmill (for very short periods, I assure you) so I've been thinking I should start running in the mornings after the snow melts. My dog and I both could stand to loose some mass in the midsection. I even have a running partner set up. :)

For a year I had a physics class three times a week at 8:00am. To walk my dog I had to be up at 6:30 so I made an effort to go to bed at a reasonable (regular) time. The result was that I was fully conscious during the day, unlike my caffeine dependent classmates.

[pseudo_vegan]

I run in the mornings...this past week I crapped out on all of the above for various reasons...but starting up again tomorrow, NO QUESTIONS ASKED :whip: I'm up at 5:xx to run...

Generally my alarm goes off at 5:10-ish and I snooze once and then I'm out the door by 5:30 I'd say...the first week was tough but...if you discipline yourself enough to get out there, it gets less difficult to wake up...and without a doubt, I feel SOOO good afterwards because it's over and done with and I still have the whole day ahead of me.

:nigel: Cheers for AM runs!

[/usr]

unlike my caffeine dependent classmates.
:devil:


I think I'll try, possibly starting tomorrow. However, five hours of sleep doesn't do much for the desire to roll out of bed at 5 AM.

[remilard]

I was watching 60 minutes last night and they showed this guy who was an ultra endurance runner and he would run 30 miles each day before dawn and 100 miles on the weekend. They were interviewing him after he had run 20 miles and he wasn't winded, didn't look tired. It was pretty interesting because he was saying he would call a pizza delivery place, tell them about where he would be in half an hour and have them deliver a pizza.

ETA: Oh yeah, back in my younger days I used to run 3-5 miles in the morning before school, I think it made me more alert and energetic through the day. I think it is a good idea for most people if you keep the run relatively short.

[Miss Meg]

I'm a wuss. I wake up at 5 ususally and I can't bring myself to wake up earlier to fit in a run. Although I am considering (once the weather is nicer) trying to fit in some running time after work.

[/usr]

30 miles a day, hah! I have so much more to do with my time. I'm lucky to run 2 miles, tops.

[MEM]

Morning workouts are nice! I haven't done one in a while, although I'm trying to get back into running/biking (any suggestions would be nice), but when I was, there was something satisifying about running 3-5 miles before everyone in the neighborhood takes off for work.
Staying fit is part of being healthy. Run when you've got time to do it, even if it means running early in the morning.

[CaptainSwab]

I was watching 60 minutes last night and they showed this guy who was an ultra endurance runner and he would run 30 miles each day before dawn and 100 miles on the weekend. They were interviewing him after he had run 20 miles and he wasn't winded, didn't look tired. It was pretty interesting because he was saying he would call a pizza delivery place, tell them about where he would be in half an hour and have them deliver a pizza.

ETA: Oh yeah, back in my younger days I used to run 3-5 miles in the morning before school, I think it made me more alert and energetic through the day. I think it is a good idea for most people if you keep the run relatively short.

I read an article about this the other day. This is the guy who carries only a cell phone and a credit card on him, right? He is one amazing guy.

[mysteriouspoet]

For those of you who are wiped out after a run...shouldn't it leave you energized? You're probably overdoing it a bit.

[CaptainSwab]

I think a 20 miler would wipe most people out (if you are refering to my post). Unless you are that ultrarunner from that article. :)

And I think that marc runs long distances too (even longer than me) so if you are refering to his post, I think that may be why he said he is wiped out after some of his long runs.

[markc7]

Mysterious poet,

Most of the time runs are energizing. The long slow runs are often the exception, since they take a bit more of a toll on the body. But it's necessary to get the training effect, and most of us bounce back the next day. I do weekend long runs of up to 50K, occasionally doing two long runs on back to back days. After one of those runs, there's nothing better than lounging around the house the rest of the day. :D

[@Raeven]

i wake up at 5:45 to get out the door by 6:10 so i can shower, consume food, tea, and be in class by 9am..

it's been this way for a long while, now :)

[remilard]

I read an article about this the other day. This is the guy who carries only a cell phone and a credit card on him, right? He is one amazing guy.

Yeah he really is amazing. He owns a health food company and they showed him doing business on his cell phone, while running. Also he said he frequently has pizza's delivered, eats at 7-11 during runs a lot, and they showed him eating some kind of bacon cheeseburger during a competition. I can't imagine how many calories you would have to consume to run 30 miles each day, a lot of good athletes think its a big deal to run several marathons a year. That guy is insane.

The ultra endurance sport is one of the few where women do as well as men, they featured a female on the same 60 minutes show who beat that guy a few years ago and got third in the most recent one (and second place was another woman).

[CaptainSwab]

Oooh. Yeah. I read about that women too in a Runners World magazine. The world of ultra running intrigues me I have to say. Most ultra runners don't run quite as much as this man and woman do though. They really are an elite group, these people from the 60 minute show.

[veganrider]

yes its easier once your body is accustomed to the routine. humans thrive on routine. i get up at 3am and leave the house a 3;30 to do a 200 km bike ride if i have commitments later in the day. get everything ready the night before. set your shoes and clothes next to your bed. get up have a glass of filtered water. as much fruit as you care for and get out the door. take some toilet paper if you have to.

build momentum. do it quick. today is the day. have a goal on the wall . have conviction for getting up earler. a chip on your shoulder. without a reason its hard to break old habits. i rode for 17 hours this new years day. 402 km solo.
as a vegan you have more energy than the masses. make sure you use it and show everyone how much veganism benefits us in EVERY aspect of our lives.

i train up to 1530km on the bike. i need hardcore reasons to get out on the bike day after day. rain hail or intense australian heat. i have run a marathon 9 hours after coming 2nd in the south australian 24 hour solo mountain bike champs. drug free too. powered by raw plant fruit in mass amounts.

get a reason. get a goal and go go go go! veGOn

[veganrider]

and to those 'ultra ' runners eating cheeseburgers. id like to see you function without your caffiene fueled delusion. anyone can pop a stimulant and keep going.

[misq17]

yes its easier once your body is accustomed to the routine. humans thrive on routine. i get up at 3am and leave the house a 3;30 to do a 200 km bike ride if i have commitments later in the day. get everything ready the night before. set your shoes and clothes next to your bed. get up have a glass of filtered water. as much fruit as you care for and get out the door. take some toilet paper if you have to.

build momentum. do it quick. today is the day. have a goal on the wall . have conviction for getting up earler. a chip on your shoulder. without a reason its hard to break old habits. i rode for 17 hours this new years day. 402 km solo.
as a vegan you have more energy than the masses. make sure you use it and show everyone how much veganism benefits us in EVERY aspect of our lives.

i train up to 1530km on the bike. i need hardcore reasons to get out on the bike day after day. rain hail or intense australian heat. i have run a marathon 9 hours after coming 2nd in the south australian 24 hour solo mountain bike champs. drug free too. powered by raw plant fruit in mass amounts.

get a reason. get a goal and go go go go! veGOn

:wayne:

I would love it if I had the motivation to get out of bed and go running, even just a little in the mornings, but I have enough trouble as it is getting up. Maybe in the summer I will.

[remilard]

and to those 'ultra ' runners eating cheeseburgers. id like to see you function without your caffiene fueled delusion. anyone can pop a stimulant and keep going.

I didn't realize that cheeseburgers had caffeine.

[toadstool]

I run in the mornings in the summer, around 6:30, before kids are up.

In the winter/fall/spring, when the kids are out waiting for the school bus and it's half dark anyway, I stay in bed and run on the treadmill on the afternoons.

I prefer morning runs, though. The solace of the morning, with it's undisturbed quiet, is restful--even when I'm running. LOL You see the same people going off to work. The morning has it's own pace... it's own feel... it's own life. There's nothing quite like an early morning run.

[pseudo_vegan]

I didn't realize that cheeseburgers had caffeine.

:lol:

Yessss!

:nigel: Cheers!

[markc7]

Just to clear up any misconceptions. Pam Reed is the woman you're talking about who won the Badwater 150 mile race two years in a row (2002 and 2003). Last year she came fourth overall, behind Dean Karnazes (the guy with the cell phone and pizza), Ferg Hawke, and Monica Scholz (who has beaten me every time I've been lucky enough to race against her).

The cheeseburger caffiene thing, I'm not so sure about. :D