I am not a morning person. The period of time between waking up and getting out of bed is always a struggle for me. I very rarely bound out of bed to greet the new day. However, as I get older and look for ways to be more productive with my time, I'm beginning to realize I need to start becoming a morning runner. There was a time when I used to regularly get up early and run. I always felt good on those days. You just feel like you've already accomplished something and now everything else is a bonus. On days when I don't run early, no matter how much I do I feel like I haven't gotten through the important part.
So here I am with the need to start running early in the day. I thought about going cold turkey and just getting myself up, but I've never been good with shock therapy. My current plan is to just ease into it; much like you gradually build up your mileage, I think I'll start heading out 10-15 minutes earlier every week. Within a month or two I should be right where I want to be. Ideally, I'd be able to complete my daily run (or workout) by 7 a.m. That would give me enough time to eat a good breakfast and get cracking at work by 8 to 8:15. It will probably help me to have more productive mornings as well. This is the right time of year to start this. It's a lot easier to roll out of bed when it's in the 50s and head outside than when it's in the teens or below.
I'll post an update as to how I'm doing with my quest to become more of a morning person. Should be an interesting ride.
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