Hi, I'm fairly new to running - back to it after a break. My main problem is finding time to run. I'm not a morning person, lunchtime is difficult so it would have to be evenings. Do others run before they eat, eat and run later, or do I just have to get up earlier?
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I'm no morning person but I get an enormous satisfaction from going out first thing. The roads are much quieter, it always seems to be less windy and I feel so good when I get to work knowing I've already exercised.
Just try it once and see if it works for you!
A few times I've been swimming first thing, and I do feel so much more awake when I get to work. I'll just have to try getting up an hour earlier, the cat wakes me at 6 am anyway to go out - I may as well make use of her as an alarm clock!
Helen T
When I was training for the matathon, I got up early cos it was light, and the race was to start at 8 am
Physiologically, its harder in the morning, but you can get used to it
Gives you more time in the evening then as well
It is very liberating and refreshing to run in the morning before the day's properly begun. In fact now, I don't feel that the day has begun properly unless I run first!
It's become a way of life.
I'm not a morning person myself and wondered if you lot had any good tips to help movitate us late owls to get out of our warm cosy bed - especially now with winter approaching.
Del
I also run a couple of times a week with the Club at about 6.30 - 7pm. I have a late afternoon bowl of porrige around 4.30pm then have a light meal after the run about 8.30pm.
It is difficult trying to juggle running around a family meal on the evening. I either come home a little early and run or try to make sure we eat as soon as I get in and then run later...unfortunately it is often a good exscuse not to run if you are home late and need to eat.
If I could run in the morning I would, but being a night person its pointless.
If I have nothing planned in the evening I run different routes to add variety.
I'm pretty much not an early morning person so I might decide on a couple of nights to run during the week and go home early those nights.
Purple - I'm not sure there is any way to motivate yourself out of bed in the morning unless you are naturally a morning person. I even live with a morning person (and a morning cat!) and I still can't get up. I'll give it a try, but I can see it putting me off when the weather gets really bad.
Thanks again. Helsx
Run to work (keep a change of clothes and an eye for places to change), to meet up with a friend (a good friend who will forgive you for being sweaty when you arrive), at lunch, going home, on your way to the gym. Heck, combine it with cycling every other day, or walking part of the way.
I live and work in East London, so I naturally find that running is the fastest (except for bicycling), cheapest, most interesting way to get where I need to be. Now, I'm no fanatic and I have to take my kids to school on the bus, on a train or in the car, as well, but I really, really look forward to running and/or walking whenever I can.
As for running before or after eating, I have read so many pieces of "you HAVE to do it this way" advice that contradict each other. All I know for sure is that it's good to have plenty of water before and after your run (but not so much before the run that you're going to be desperate for a pee in a few minutes), and sometimes I like to run an hour after a solid meal, and sometimes I like to eat after a big run.
Oh, and, chocolate, ice cream and red wine ALWAYS taste better after I have done a long run on the weekend.
Oh yes and before anyone suggests running with the dogs, have you ever tried running with a labrador with short legs and barrel tummy which mounts everything in sight and a greyhound which collapses in hysterical laughter at our attempts to run?
Good luck
27 mins for 5km is fab!
I alos have difficulty finding time to run. I can only do lumnchtimes becasue of morning jobs and OAP mother evening jobs, and lunchtimes are easily disrupted by work or hunger. Definitely gets me down if I don't find a routine so I am still trying to find a happy balance 6 months into my running lifestyle. Hope you find one soon
I need to spped up! ant tips gratefully received!
also, if you need motivation for going out in the mornings, I find the promise of a fresh coffee on my way back quite appealing!
read this thread and yeah, suffer from the same things! although, when I first decided to start running after entering the cancer research run in Brighton, I found it really easy and invigorating to get up and run at 5.30 in the morning.This was back before the clocks turned.No cars, quite and really refreshing. Somehow, is it hayfever for the last month or a combination of a cold and hayfever, I don't know but I am finding it really difficult to train....even after reverting back to the beginner's training guide.
I really thought I would be further down the track but I seem to have gone backwards.
I change my route regular and even chop and change between running evenings and mornings now...........HEEEEEEELP!!
I want to do be fit enough to do the 21K in Knysna,South afica with my sister next year.....
My friend did the Battersea 5K last night for CR and she got a time of 38mins!!! That scared me cos I can hardly run and she less fit than I am..and she smokes!
All advice welcome......