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Early morning running

1/4/2010

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I recently decided to start running in the morning instead of trying to run at night. For me, running at night during the winter rarely works out. After working all day, commuting and helping get our daughter ready for bed, I am exhausted. I’m a morning person, so I figured running before work is the best way for me to get (and stay) in shape. Today was Day 1 of the new schedule.

My alarm clock went off at 4:50. Then I hit the snooze button.  I don’t remember hitting the snooze button. The alarm went off again at 4:55, which is when I groggily realized: Oh, yeah. I need to get up.  My wife must’ve been reading my mind because a second later she muttered, “dontyouneedtogetup?” 

I put on my running clothes and reflector vest, and then grabbed a flashlight. I was out the door by 5:00.

With the exception of races, I don't think I've ever I’ve gotten up this early to go running. Here are three things that surprised me:

1. Nobody else was out running. Or walking. I thought I’d see at least one other runner out there. Or even someone walking their dog. Somebody to give the Hey-how’s-it-going-you’re-also-up-early head nod to. I did see a fat woman in a blue bathrobe picking up her newspaper, but that doesn’t count. And I wish I didn’t see that.

2. There were no cars on the main thoroughfare in my neighborhood. None. Not even a bus or a delivery truck. I thought about running in the middle of the street for a couple blocks, just for the novelty of it. But I didn’t. That would’ve been stupid.

3. It felt good. Actually, it felt great.

I got home at 5:40 -- a 40-minute run. Not a bad start. I’m going to do the early morning runs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and get up at 5:00am to draw cartoons on Tuesday and Thursday. So here’s to running and drawing cartoons early in the morning!

Thank God for coffee.
2 Comments
todd
1/7/2010 04:05:52 am

less running more cartooning! u have the same cartoon up since the beginning of the year.

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Scott link
1/8/2010 04:08:29 am

Todd - my waistline is proof that I need to do more running. More cartoons will come, don't you worry.

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