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What time of day do you run?
plateaued
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I like early morning when the sky is just turning gray before sunrise. Of course a couple of glasses of wine the night before makes it harder. Later in the day I am less motivated, searching for excuses, or tired.
When do you like to do your training runs?
When do you like to do your training runs?
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Right now I am forced to run early morning between 4-5am because it just gets to hot in the afternoon and evening. In the Fall and Winter, I like to run in the afternoon and evenings. I feel looser and have a lot more energy.0
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Work days I run after work. Off days I sleep in till 6 and then go do the run. If I tried to do my runs before work on work days I would be running at like 3 AM...yeah, not gonna happen lol0
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Any time between the hours of 4am-11pm
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Weekday runs: 3:30 a.m.; weekend runs: 7 a.m.
I have to limit my wine consumption to Friday and Saturday nights or I'll never get up for my early runs!0 -
As early as I can get out of bed.0
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Weekday runs: 3:30 a.m.; weekend runs: 7 a.m.
I have to limit my wine consumption to Friday and Saturday nights or I'll never get up for my early runs!
Wow - I think 3:30 am officially qualfies as "the middle of the night" for me! I am impressed.
I try to get up and run/work out before work, which for me, is usually around 5:30 or 6. I always seem to be able to find an excuse to skip if I put it off until later in the day.0 -
I'm out at 5:15 on a weekday. A little later on the weekend, unless I want to do a long run, then I still get up at 5.0
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Winter: Either 11:30-1:30 (lunch) or in the dark between 6-8 on weekdays.
All others: between 6 and 10pm.
Saturday long runs during the summer my butt is up somewhere around 5am so I can be done before it's blisteringly hot.0 -
First thing in the morning. Usually I'm out the door by 5 am.0
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Definitely a morning runner. I have my trusty Petzl headlamp to light up the path and there are very few bikes whizzing by at 5AM.0
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Before daybreak usually.0
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I have to check to see if my neighbor's car is in their driveway...if it is, the dog is out and will chase me. If it isn't, I am ok to run. So I now go by their schedule, or run Treadmill.
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I have to check to see if my neighbor's car is in their driveway...if it is, the dog is out and will chase me. If it isn't, I am ok to run. So I now go by their schedule, or run Treadmill.
You're nicer than me. If I had a neighbourhood dog chasing me I'd have the bylaw folks on them so fast their heads would spin......0 -
Agree with Brian about dog troubles; if you don't live in a neighborhood, then the city or county will handle it. People cannot allow their dogs to terrorize a public right of way.
I run early and late, but more often late. That's not a preference. It just ends up being convenient more often than early.0 -
I'm a morning person and prefer to run in the morning, but I don't mind running in the afternoon if the sun isn't being evil... I can't stand running on a full stomach though... feels blech.0
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Anytime between 4pm-12am
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You're nicer than me. If I had a neighbourhood dog chasing me I'd have the bylaw folks on them so fast their heads would spin......
Ditto! That would make me SO angry. I have a dog and love dogs, but HATE irresponsible dog owners!!0 -
I LOVE running late at night, but never do because I often run through very unsavoury neighbourhoods and industrial estates.
There's something so awesome about being out there in the small hours of night...but not recommended in the UK, it's just far, far too dangerous.0 -
At the moment, here in SW France I run just after the sun comes up, to avoid the heat. Temp up in the 90s. When I go back to the UK, it will be later in the AM.0
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I usually get up around 5/5:30 and get my run in before work during the week. I am going to transition to after work as fall draws closer. My long run is on the week end and I will get it in before 10 am.0
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5:30 am for my longs. During the week about 6:30 pm0
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I tried running early in the morning, before work, for a while. I found that it made me dread running....unlike most runners, I really dislike early morning running. I now go after work, in the evening. It really helps me unload all the stress of the day. I have a very stressful job - inner city social worker! - it's mental health care for me.
For long runs, I kinda run early (for me). I'm the idiot you'll see struggling along in 85 degree heat at noon 0 -
within an hour of waking up. Usually 4:30 am0
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Mid-week, I'm usually out the door by 4:30 am too. I also tend to head out pretty early during the summer for my long runs on the weekend - but that's mostly because (1) I hate running when it's hot and (2) I want to get as much of my running done as possible while my kids are sleeping because weekends are when I actually get to see them!0
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You're nicer than me. If I had a neighbourhood dog chasing me I'd have the bylaw folks on them so fast their heads would spin......
How did we get sidetracked from the dog topic. I think this is terrible! Yes, please. Talk to your neighbor, or call the police or the dog catcher or somebody. No dog should interfere with your moving up and down a public road. That is absolutely not fair. I am sure they have laws concerning this kind of thing to protect mailmen, if no one else.
Oh yeah. I tend to go early. But it is not hard and fast.0 -
I run almost any time of day. Just not before 6 am or after 7pm because I'm home alone with the 3 y.o. at those times. But my long runs are at 6:30 a.m. I do speed during lunch at the office and I do easy 5 mile runs home from the office with the kid in the jogger.0
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My long runs I'm out the door by 6am, especially on days where we have high humidity. Those are Saturdays or Sundays.
As for my varying distances week day runs, I usually hit the pavement after the kids have settled into bed, so, around 8PM. It's actually giving me some good incentive to incorporate some speedwork now that the light of day has disappeared just after 9PM. I don't enjoy running alone in the dark, even though we live in a safe neighborhood.
During the winter those week-night runs will be done 90% on my tredmill.0 -
In the summer, I run in the evenings (it may be hotter, but there is usually less humidity and a bit of a breeze). In the winter, I try to do some mornings, but I struggle with morning workouts and usually end up running in the evenings also. I love weekend runs in the cooler months from about 11am-4pm....my absolute favorite runs. I really wish that I could like running early, it would make my life much easier! I'm going to attempt my long run this weekend on Sunday morning and I just hope I can survive (I always suffer with body aches and belly issues on morning runs, ugh).0
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So far, mornings seem to be my preferred run time - I go out at 6am before work and even on my day off I'll get up and go so usually never later than 7am. Evening runs never feel as good for me.
As Winter arrives I might try and 'train' myself to like evening runs more, mostly for flexibility in my schedule but also because the paths will hopefully be less slippery when the over night frost has disappeared.
I'm not bothered about running on my own in the dark as I live in a very safe area but I will use the lighted paths more than the trails just because I'm a clumsy sort and the chances of me going heels up in the dark and snapping my coccyx again are high lol0 -
During the week, I run on my lunch hour around 12:30 p.m. I have a gym in my building, so I'll run outside or on the treadmill if it's extremely hot and humid or freezing out and then shower and get back to work. It's a nice break in the day, and since my partner travels a lot and it's just me watching our son when he's gone, it's the only time I'm guaranteed.
On the weekends, I run in the afternoon while my son is napping.
Never been much of a morning person, so the only time I'll run early in the morning is when I have a race. I think the earliest I've run when I'm not running a race is 10:30 a.m.0
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