Early Morning Running

Things I recently learned about early morning running ( to many people running at 7:30am doesn’t seem to constitute running in the morning). Comments in italics by one of the early crew.


1. It’s really dark out

It’s is going to get darker, too. But when it is dark your clothes don’t have to match .

2. Recently “improved” roads without street lights are dangerous

Agree. At least the sidewalks are not sticking up like before.

3. Port-O-Johns need night lights

Get up a few, just a few minutes earlier for a warm cup of coffee or tea you can take care of business at home.

4. There is comfort in running laps around known areas (amity-west avenue block)

Agree. But think of the witty conversations you could have with us.

5. Bedtime gets earlier, 9:30pm last night. I feel like an 8 year old.

10:00 to 5:00. Seven solid hours of sleep. As long as you are on the same cycle as Jan who cares when you go to bed?

6. The alarm clock is still scary

The day after I retire, I am setting my clock for 5 AM and when it goes off I am throwing it in the back yard.

7. I wake up throughout the night wondering if the alarm is going off soon.

You were getting up to go to the bathroom anyway.

8. Pace is slow, about 30 seconds a mile slower than normal. But it still seems fast.

That changes once you get into a rhythm.

9. I forget throughout the day that I already worked it. It’s nice when I remember, oh yeah, I could run in the afternoon, but I don’t have to.

Gives you more time for cross training or bourbon sipping.

10. Am I really burning extra calories all day long? Maybe, but it doesn’t matter since now I am grazing food like a cow in the pasture.

You are burning extra calories all day plus you can graze and maintain your weight. Better to bring healthy stuff to work to graze on rather than snacking after your run, eat dinner, desert, and snack until midnight.