I’m a self-declared morning person. I’m the type who is wide awake the second my feet hit the floor in the mornings; although, I have been known to hit snooze a time or two before those feet actually hit the floor.
Back in the spring my MRTT friends and I started meeting at 6:00 AM on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for a small group run. Several times we had to move our runs to 5:15 or 5:30 to accommodate someones schedule; and recently 5:30 has been more the norm for our starting time. Surprisingly, these awesome moms seem to think, “The earlier, the better.” And so do I… within reason.
I would rather run super early with my friends, than run alone later, and that leads me to my list of why I love early morning running!
Reasons I LOVE running super early before the sun rises:
- • I start my day early
- • I have quiet time at home before anyone else is up
- • I know that I will get my run completed without putting it off
- • I almost always have friends to run with
- • I get to use my reflective gear and lights I purchased for Ragnar
- • I love bringing up the sun
- • I enjoy the quiet and tranquility along the trail
- • I feel accomplished driving back into my neighborhood after a incredible workout as my neighbors are just getting up
Reasons I don’t LIKE running super early before the sun rises:
- • You never know what is lurking in the shadows along the trail.
- • Sometimes I don’t get to bed early enough the night before, and I’m exhausted all day
- • Post-run selfies are harder to take! 🙂
So you can see, my reasons for loving running early far outweigh my reasons for not!
Questions:
- • Are you an early riser?
- • Do you enjoy running in the dark?
- • Random question: When is your birthday? ~ Mine is next month!
I enjoy running in the dark, but am always a little leery since we live in a crappy area. It’s nice you have a big group to go with!
My b-day is in December, almost exactly two months!
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We usually have four or more running on our weekday runs. This morning there were only two of us and saw three men walking just off the trail, and we could smell cigarette smoke (so we we pretty sure they weren’t runners or walkers out for their morning exercise). We picked up the pace and kept an eye out. After our turnaround, we saw them walking along the trail, and that time we could tell they had on reflective vests and hard-hats, and they were doing some sort of work on the trail. I would have definitely felt safer if there had been more of us.
ok i am so not a morning person. i get up w the kids at 6 and then need to have coffee and wake up before running around 9. Aside from that, the 2 Debs have a lot in common. My birthday is next month too the 14th.
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That’s my birthday, too!!! We’re birthday twins!
I do enjoy running in the mornings; I just wish I had someone else with me! It’s quite dark that early in the morning now!
Mine is 11 days!! 🙂
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Wish you lived closer! 🙂
I get up early (5:00 am) every day to workout but I’m not a morning person even after 8 years of this!!! (5 of those years I actually got up at 4:30) I do love having my workout done by 7:00 though!!!
My birthday was in September:)
BTW – I might email you with a few questions if that’s OK. I had some skin biopsies a couple weeks ago and one of them is skin cancer so they want to dig out more. Isn’t that what you had done recently?
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First of all, I’m sorry to hear that one of your biopsies came back positive; and yes, please feel free to send me an email. I’ve had 48 skin cancers removed by chemical creams, electrodesiccation and curettage (ED&C), radiation theropy, cutting with stitches, and a hole punch (not sure if that was what it was called)… so I’m familiar with most procedures.
I would love to be a morning runner! The past two days I’ve gotten up early to attend barre class, so hopefully a habit is forming for early morning workouts. My birthday is in March.
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You can do it! 🙂
I’m totally a morning person EXCEPT When it comes to exercising! haha I use the mornings to get all my bloggy stuff done before work 🙂 My best time to work out tends to be in the afternoon. I WISH I was a morning workout person though! Your reasons are awesome 🙂
At least you are getting a lot accomplished early in the morning; freeing up your afternoon for working out! 🙂
I love morning runs, as well! Makes me feel like I’m getting my day started right.
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Exactly!
I normally love to be an early riser and have that quiet time before everyone else is up. But lately, I haven’t been getting to bed early enough, so I find myself exhausted and not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings! I need to get back into some better sleep patterns. Anyway, thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Getting to bed early enough is my challenge as well…
I am definitely an early riser. I have NEVER hit snooze, I know, very hard to believe but it’s true! I like to get my workouts in early because I don’t like to waste any of my day. I also have more energy and feel more productive!
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Wow, you have NEVER hit snooze. That is amazing!
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I don’t always like waking up early to go for a run or even to run a race, but it’s such a great feeling when you’re done and still have the whole day ahead of you. It makes me feel really accomplished. It’s also a neat feeling to know you’re out running when most other people are still in bed, like you have the world to yourself 🙂
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I think “having the whole world to myself” is what I like best about running so early!