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Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
Coffee. Must...have...coffee.
New Runner
I've got a fever...
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Wake up, glass of water, get dressed, make futile attempt to take care of bathroom business, out the door within 10 minutes after wake-up, unless didn't put my stuff out the night before and can't find it. For me the big problem with morning running is the whole bathroom thing. Seems my bowels tend to wake up about 20~30 minutes after I do, and running is their alarm clock. I could sit around and drink coffee or something, but I don't have that much time. So in the morning, I run with the expectation that I will probably s**t myself and plan accordingly -- my waistpack contains, toilet paper, rubber gloves, and a zip-lock bag. I'm lucky in that my morning run takes place on a seldom-used one lane dirt road through the woods. Convenient, because I can pretty much drop trou and blow mud whenever the need arises. And no, the zip-lock is not for my crap. If a deer can s**t in the woods, so can I. I just bag up the TP so that I don't litter.
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
For me the big problem with morning running is the whole bathroom thing. Seems my bowels tend to wake up about 20~30 minutes after I do, and running is their alarm clock. I could sit around and drink coffee or something, but I don't have that much time. So in the morning, I run with the expectation that I will probably s**t myself and plan accordingly -- my waistpack contains, toilet paper, rubber gloves, and a zip-lock bag
I just get out of bed at 4 am, get my gear on while drinking water and then head out the door for my run about 4.15. I don't eat before my run.