I'm going to agree with the other by saying that training for a race is a great motivator. :thumbsup:
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:1: it just ain't happenin....and the few times I have gotten up my run was so crappy because I was all stiff and not awake that it just wasn't worth it. I run best at lunchtime, but also well during the day. I have a real hard time running empty, and for me to get up and eat something, drink my coffee and get it together, I might as well not go to bed.....so I don't. Fortunately I have a nice residential neighborhood to run in at work, and a gym with treadmills for yucky weather, and great parks near the house for after work. I really wonder if this is why my race times suck so bad.....even in the coldest weather it is hard for me to get moving in the AM, for early races.
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I love to run in the evening right before dusk even though I am a very early morning person 5am mostly
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My motivation to morning running is that it's my only time to myself. If I don't do it then, it rarely gets done. I really like the quiet of the morning once I'm out.
It feels odd on the weekends when I'm able to get a run in, it's usually in the afternoon.
It feels odd on the weekends when I'm able to get a run in, it's usually in the afternoon.
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I have lapsed into evening runs, but now that it's hot it's a simple solution: morning running = cooler. A couple of tips that work for me:
1) if you run in the morning, no excuses. It's out of the way and done with, and at least you know you accomplished one thing that day.
2) alarm across the room - the most annoying you can find.
3) lay clothes out night before.
4) 99% of races are run in the morning. Morning running will prepare you better for this.
5) I'm an urban runner, so for me less cars = less danger.
6) night running is time consuming (cuts into dinner, adds a second shower, can't run errands after work). I have no kids and it's tough - I can't imagine what it'd be like with a family.
7) a longish race is indeed the best motivator.
At first it is hard. But then it becomes second nature, and you will feel guilty for blowing off a run. There are times I said yes to sleeping in in the morning, and then paid dearly for it after work in 95 degree weather. That makes it much easier to get up the next morning.
1) if you run in the morning, no excuses. It's out of the way and done with, and at least you know you accomplished one thing that day.
2) alarm across the room - the most annoying you can find.
3) lay clothes out night before.
4) 99% of races are run in the morning. Morning running will prepare you better for this.
5) I'm an urban runner, so for me less cars = less danger.
6) night running is time consuming (cuts into dinner, adds a second shower, can't run errands after work). I have no kids and it's tough - I can't imagine what it'd be like with a family.
7) a longish race is indeed the best motivator.
At first it is hard. But then it becomes second nature, and you will feel guilty for blowing off a run. There are times I said yes to sleeping in in the morning, and then paid dearly for it after work in 95 degree weather. That makes it much easier to get up the next morning.
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