I am a morning person. I love the quietness of the early mornings. I love reading the news over a cup of coffee.
And so it might come as no surprise, that I am also a morning runner. Most of my weekday runs happen at 5am. Crazy? No! Let me see if I can convince you to also be an early morning runner!
10 Reasons Why Running Early is Awesome!
10- It’s dark. No one can see that you running clothes clash & what you look like without make up and with bed hair.
9- Rocking headlamps with your runner friends makes drivers think, for just a moment, that there might be aliens on earth after all.
8- You CAN have that giant breakfast including some hash browns (yum!)
7- If you’re running late for the group run, there’s no one else on the road as you drive to your run start.
6- No sunglasses or sunscreen required.
5- You burn more calories when you workout early.
4- No dreading a late evening/night run after work.
3- You can watch a beautiful sunrise (well, as long as it’s not winter, sigh).
2- You are too tired to realize/care that you’re about to go for a run.
1- It’s 7am and you’re already done with your workout!!
Not convinced? That’s ok. As long as you find the time that works for you and you get in your run, that’s awesome. Making and perfecting your running schedule is all about finding the time that works best for you, when you’ll get your run in, and then you can soak in all that pride of accomplishing your goal of running today!
Happy running!
About Meg
I have been running since 2006. I started running to get in better shape and was pretty inconsistent with my running. For a year my goal was to run 5 miles. In 2008, I ran my first race the Carlsbad 5k. My goal was just to get a medal (they give medals to the first 250 to finish in each wave). I got my medal and went right back to my casual running patterns. In fall 2009, I moved to Santa Cruz to attend UCSC for grad school. There I become more interested in running as an opportunity to manage my fitness and give my little dog some exercise. I started running 5 miles on a regular basis and increased my mileage from there. In January 2010, I ran my first 10k and in April 2010, I ran my first half marathon (and that was my PR until May 2012!). I ran races about once a month and signed up for my first marathon. At many of these races, I saw runners wearing SF Marathon shirts and I decided I wanted to do that race. I ran the First Half in 2011 and also had my first experience of dehydration! (My fault.) 2011 was a hard running year for me, I wrote my thesis, studied to qualify in my PhD program, and planned my wedding. I felt like I had lost my running mojo. That fall I met fellow ambassador Alisyn and in the spring fellow ambassador Elyse. These two helped re-motivate my running and inspired me to join a local running team, Santa Cruz Endurance, in early 2012. I found having a local running community completely changed my running pattern. I incorporated new training and found new friendships. I became a stronger runner and in July 2012, I ran the 2nd half of the SF Marathon (completing the Half-it-All Challenge) where I finished with a new half PR. In December, I finished my second marathon in the crazy rainstorm that hit Sacramento. And with it a big PR as well. I love running, I love the people that I have met through running. I love chatting with people online (Twitter is my BFF, follow me
@megatha) and in person about running. As an SF ambassador I am excited to share my running experience with you and hear all about your running journeys!
I love running in the morning too! Wish it was a little lighter out (I have to head out at 5 AM to have enough time) so in the winter, it’s usually TM, but your point #10 rings the most true for me! Odd clothing combos FTW
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