RunningAHEAD - Topic: Bright and early or when the sun goes down? (page 3)

Purdey

Self anointed title

posted: 4/15/2009 at 9:02 AM

Quote from Ben Running on 4/14/2009 at 4:37 PM:

Just curious what time of the day everyone runs and why.

Most of my runs are at about 0530hrs. If I double then the second run is in my lunch hour. Weekend runs tend to be early morning too. Why? Family time.

PoeDogRuns

Driver, Runner, Bestie

posted: 4/15/2009 at 9:38 AM

Weekdays I am out the door running before 5 am. Its the only option and I am a morning person anyway. My runs have become something I just do in the morning--like taking a shower and brushing my teeth; its part of the routine.

Mr R

posted: 4/15/2009 at 10:17 AM

Both, of course!

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robmckim2

posted: 4/15/2009 at 12:56 PM

I am most certainly a morning run kinda guy! For me there are a couple reasons, one of which is because of weight loss and that I don't like to run with food in my stomach. I also feel SO incredible when I get my run done first thing in the am, makes my days much better! I will run after work occasionally if needed but I tend to feel more sluggish at that time of day. During the winter, afternoons but bring on Spring and Summer and I love the mornings!

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coastwalker

posted: 4/15/2009 at 4:59 PM

I've also found that if I don't get my workout done early, it just doesn't happen: Once the rest of the world wakes up, there is no telling where the day will take me. So I'm out at about 4:30 with the deer, owls, and newspaper delivery guys, and it is a great way to start the day. It's a nice change of pace, now that I'm starting to see a little daylight by the end of my workout. But I've also gotten used to the darkness of winter mornings, and find it peaceful and calming. I suppose it helps a lot that there is very little early-morning traffic around here, so that is rarely a concern - I often see more animals than cars! Jay

Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.

bobev

Petco Run/Walk/Wag 5k

posted: 4/20/2009 at 8:06 PM

I'm a morning person, generally on the street at "oh dark thirty" (0500), this morning it was 0430. Long runs on Sunday after day break so that we can meet friends for breakfast at 1000. Am about to relocate and have a longer commute so I may have to re-jigger when I run and maybe switch to lunch time workouts on a trail around the at work wellness center, or on treadmill. Will have to see how that plays out.

bob e v
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Rundadrun27

posted: 4/21/2009 at 2:01 PM

I work 6:30a-3:00p. I get home between 3:30p and 4:00p. I usually get changed and go for my runs right after I get home. On weekends I like to sleep in, so if I run on the weekends, I usually get out around 10:30a.

Swedish Fish

posted: 4/29/2009 at 1:25 PM

I'm definitely a "bright and early" runner, 5 AM or so most weekday mornings. I enjoy the solitude (which means nobody I know ever sees me running and tells me about it) and I have even given up the iPod without really noticing it. Sometimes I feel a bit "tight" starting out, but my muscles loosen up pretty quick. I try to have some water and maybe a banana before heading out, though I am currently only running 3-4 miles a day during the week. A couple downsides to running early are: 1)running new routes without knowing pavement conditions can be a little dicey in the dark and 2)certain bodily functions (elimination) "wake up" partway through the run.

Matt

2010 Races:
March: Irish Jig 5K - 24:31 (new PR)
May: 5/3 Riverbank Run 25K - 2:34:12 (new PR)
June: Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K - 23:39 (new PR)
June: Reeds Lake Run 5K - 24:48 (this race has kicked my butt two years running)
September: 2010 Mackinac Bridge Run - 36:59
September: Park2Park Half Marathon - 1:57:26 (new PR)

Doug B

posted: 4/29/2009 at 2:02 PM

on the road at 5:45 AM for almost all weekday runs.

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