Do you have scheduled run times? Or do you just run on certain days whenever you can fit it in? For me, I run Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm when my husband gets back from work so he can stay with our children (1y and 4y). My other run is usually Saturday, but I'm not as strict about the timing; I prefer about 930 am, but I go out for breakfast every second Saturday so on those days, it tends to be a late afternoon run. I love morning runs but it just isn't practical with our kids most days.

I hate mornings, so usually I run after work. I definitely have to schedule runs ahead of time, not because I have too many inflexible obligations, but because then I'll actually do it!

I'm obviously the odd man out, because I only run in the mornings. If the dogs don't get out in the mornings to get some energy burned off, they wrestle all over the house, and if I don't get out in the mornings, I just don't get out. So we are out every day, either walking or running. My kids are older, so there is lots of after-school chauffeuring that needs to be done, and then dinner and more chauffeuring. Plus, I'm just too lazy to shower twice. Anyone else run in the mornings? I'm curious what other morning runners do as far as eating before a run. So far, I just have a cup of tea and go, but I'm wondering if I'm going to run out of gas once I'm running farther.

I try to run first thing in the morning now that it is hot/humid season. I can't eat anything before I run. When it was cooler out, I would wait and run at noon. By then, breakfast was far enough behind me, and I wouldn't eat lunch until I got back. I try and run every other day, but that isn't always easy.

I've always run on M, W and Sat. M and W used to be my daughter's soccer practices, so I would run while she was there. Just kinda stuck with it. I've added Fri because I only work half day and my youngest has dance on Thursday night. M, W, F after work, Sat morning. Fri is always really short and easy. I don't eat unless I'm running more than 5 or 6 miles. I usually have half a bagel but have to eat an hour before I go out or I have stomach issues.

Right now I kind of schedule my runs by default. I do them on the days when I don't have something else going on that prevents me from running. I'm so envious of people who can get up in the morning in run. I am so NOT a morning person! Fortunately, my schedule accommodates evening runs. I sometimes wonder if all of the high school and college running set my schedule. Practice was always at 4pm or so, and I've never been able to adjust to an exercise schedule any earlier in the day. Though, I do realize that if my evening schedule prevented me from running, I would be able to find an alternative time to run - and I'd eventually get used to it. One of my goals is to get better at pre-planning my week in advance, so that my runs are more definitively scheduled. I've got a spreadsheet where I mark the days where other activities that I have going on into the future and it gives me a good picture of what days are available.