Wherein I learn why runners are early risers

[afuna]

I am trying the Cough Couch to 5k again (Cough is accurate given how much I have been sneezing lately). I don't want to devote time to daily exercise but committing to thrice a week sounds doable -- or so I tell myself.

Last time, I scheduled my runs in the afternoons, timing it to just before sunset. The problem with this was that I'd lose track of time if I got caught up in what I was doing, or I couldn't afford to pull myself away when I was coding or talking to someone, so that attempt faded away by the third week.

This time, I promised myself I'd do it as soon as I woke up (and had a little breakfast, maybe triaged email, but not yet coded). Problem: I wake up at almost noon. Problem with running at noon: everything.

By the end of the run, I knew where every single shade tree was in our neighborhood.

Thank you shade trees!

Comments

[tyggerjai]

Yeah, in Macau I would get up at 6, go running then, go back to sleep for 4 or 5 hours and then get up again for work at 2 or so. Here apparently I go after sunset.

[afuna]

Is there any risk of being hit when running after sunset? I thought of trying it, but I was nervous about going out in the dark *G*

(So much a city girl it's not even funny)

[tyggerjai]

Not in Macau or here. In Macau I ran up a hill with no traffic, here there's a park with a jogging track around it.

[afuna]

*G* All right, thanks. Huh, I just realized that I could probably go to the local park and jog about there. It's tiny, but I could reasonably do a couple rounds and be safe. I'm not sure why that idea never occurred to me before *G*

[kateshort]

I can't exercise on a full stomach. Eating breakfast doesn't cut it.

Might I recommend working out first thing, and then checking email, etc. while cooling down? Then you can eat!

[afuna]

Hmm. Good point. I find something really light a good start, though, because otherwise I'm nauseated because my stomach is so empty (something like a banana or half a muffin is perfect)