What's your motivation for running early in the morning?

Question

And what makes you prefer mornings to afternoons/evenings?

Answer 1

My motivation for running early in the morning is that i think no one else is working as hard as me right now. I seem to have more energy through the day and once my run is over my workout is done for the day and I can get everything else accomplished that I need to.

Answer 2

I'm currently injured but I prefer morning runs to running after work in the evening. I love waking up early on Saturdays when the rest of the city is still asleep and then doing loops around Central Park. By 9 am when most of my friends are still asleep I've just run a half marathon. It's motivating just to know that I'm running and accomplishing something special before most people wake up.

Answer 3

What motivates me is to keep myself thin and in shape. I've been running since i was 13 and I am now 40. I always run in the mornings after a cup of coffee which gives me more energy for the rest of the day since I work full time. Also any cardio is good before you have your first meal of the day.

Answer 4

Every time I start loosing my motivation to run in the AM I think about my next race and how great it would be if I just went a little faster than last year. Nothing like a PR to motivate you! Also, just think, after your run your eating is almost guilt free! If you eat a lot during the day and miss your nightly run then, well, we know what happens.

Answer 5

I like the mornings, about dawn, because it's quiet and cool (or downright cold in winter!), no traffic and its a fine way to help me get my self together for the day. As I'm doing my morning run, I mull over the things I have to do that day. But, you know, it's funny, I might start out worrying about this meeting or this project but it seems to melt away after a few Ks (I like to run a nice easy 8 kilometer loop). After the worries go, I just glide along and enjoy the run. And the rest of the day takes care of itself.

Answer 6

consume a heat bowl of oatmeal precise till now you pass out. only make it a ritual. i do no longer recognize how a approaches you run, yet i recognize for a actuality there is not any became into i'm able to in great condition a 2 hour run in after artwork. So i recognize Ihave to do it till now artwork.

Answer 7

I prefer to run in the morning because it is cooler and where I live there are less people around.

Answer 8

its better to run in the morning because you have so much energy and you have gotten a good sleep i run cross country every morn and you dont know how lazy i get but after the long run i FEEL great!

Answer 9

probably just thinking about getting into shape but what keeps me going is listening to music while running

Answer 10

it would have to be someone chasing me