Are you all early trainers?

Jj

You see, I'm often in here in the early hours - 5 am onwards - and there's never anyone around to play with.

[Deleted User]

poor Jj, am still tucked up in my nice warm bed pretending to be asleep so my cat wont come and hastle me for cuddles.

[Deleted User]

Im running at 5.30 so i can get to swimming for 6.30 and this all happens before work!

Nice!!

erniemilk

not an early trainer- just an early worker.

popsider

Sometimes I'm an early trainer - well I get out about 6.30 on the bike - I go through phases of training early.

How come you are up so late/early Jj?

Jj

Partly disorganisation, Pops - having to finish work I should do during the day.

Partly insomnia. /

And I love running at or before dawn - everywhere smells nice.

RichardM

Early trainer. And late trainer.

WildWill

I like to vary my training times - at full tilt i train : -

befor wuk
lunch time
after wuk

Jj

Get tiltin' then Will, just mind the windmills.


)

WildWill

this is actually the best time of the year to take up early training due to the light mornings - all you need do is set your alarm 10-15mins earlyer every other days until you are getting up at a time that allows you to train then maintain getting up at that time - the body will gt use to it


even 30-40mins of light training on a morning sets you up for the day

Jj

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I can see you've never been a fat girlie, Will. The idea is to train in the DARK so no one can point and laugh.

[Deleted User]

*prepares to point*

[Deleted User]

slaps ed's hand, play nice.

Jj

Thank you ph0enix.

You haven't seen me for a while, ed.
:op

Bouncing Barlist

Not an early riser here, hate getting up early. Do my swim sessions at lunchtime and long sessions in the evening, though have to get up around 8.00 at weekends to join some of the organised long rides with TeamMK/MKCC

[Deleted User]

You're no fat girlie, Jj! You should be running in the light to show off that new slim physique!

Daz

that's cos you iz a tough lass jj!

i never train mornings, prefer to sleep :O/

WildWill

Pant' you flirt - lol

[Deleted User]

Very late trainer - Struggle to get up early in the morning - and with 3 kids and a wife to keep happy I find going out after everyone has gone to bed to be most satisfactory. This has resulted in some wierd sessions when I have been preparing for an ultra where I have had the eerie experience of running over the hills at 12 and 1 in the morning. (On that basis - perhaps I am an early morning runner -hmmm)

Jj

[wonders sadly why it's so amusing that Pants should want to flirt...]


sigh

[Deleted User]

I prefer swimming/cycling early and running late

Daz

its amusing jj cos e's aiming too high ;O)

Jj

[ruffle]

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Hilly

I train whenever I can fit it in, but don't really get up before 6.30 very often.

[Deleted User]

I was this morning, up at 5.30! (pats self on back)

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

I have to fit in training where I can - I'm up at latest 5am on weekdays anyway because I have to exercise the dogs before work, I start at 7am and have a 35min drive to get there in time. Only 30 mins lunch so no time for a swim then. So - I have to get up even earlier (which I sometimes do)to run and do bike/swim training late in the evenings. Throwing out time at the pool is 9.30pm so plenty of time to get in 2000 or 3000m

AndrewSmith

I like to train late, its nice and peaceful with no one around and my local pool seems to be empty from 9 onwards some nights. The sport I did before was based on fixed sessions at night so I think I got into a sort of late trainer bodyclock thing. I hate going to bed as well so any excuse not to. But I can't get into the swing of early morning. As soon as I am up theres always something and the pools around here are chokka in the mornings.

Jj

What sport did you do before, Andrew?

(I would ask why you hate going to bed, but that would be intrusive, so I shan't)

AndrewSmith

I taught martial arts for 20 years and our sessions usually went from 8:30 to 11 due to the times we could get the sports hall. I got into the habit of training late. running at midnight or turboing from 11 to 1. The pool at tonbridge quite close to me used to be open till 11 which was nice. no one around to bump into.
I just don't like going to bed because there is always something to do.
I can't change my picture there is a website problem. I think the sudden rush of everyone changing pictures overloaded the system. Lets do it again.

Jj

lol - I get shouted at every time I change mine.

And now I want to take up karate again (formerly Shotokan, 1st kyu).



[pads off to find gi]

AndrewSmith

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