I used to always run at night. I am not a morning person by any means.
Running at night meant that I could sleep in. When I didn’t have anything planned after work, this was sort of amazing. I could get the sleep I wanted AND get my workout in.
But when I have plans after work, as I often do, is when I ran into trouble. I’d either sneak in lunchtime workouts, show up late (and stinky) places or just scrap my workout altogether.
Running at night also meant having to worry all day if what I was eating was going to sit like a rock in my stomach.
In April, when I went to Vegas with Ashley, I realized that she got to work way earlier than me and still managed to get workouts in before work. No longer did I have an excuse. I had a good run of a few weeks of morning workouts before getting laid off.
Since working at this freelance gig the past few weeks, I’ve revived my morning runs. (With walking Bailey, classes get a little more tricky.)
I get to see awesome things like this view:
And less awesome things, like weird swarms of birds:
But I get to have my run behind me and an open night ahead of me.
Tonight, that means going to an ACC football party.
Since my alma mater is lame and does not have a football team, I may need to adopt an ACC team for this party. Any suggestions? (I may also be attending some SEC football parties; feel free to vote for your favorite SEC team, too.)
I am not a morning person either.. I am trying to workout in the mornings and have made my way to workout like 3 times a week!
Have fun tongiht!
I am traditionally not a morning person either but switched to morning workouts several months ago. I realized I hate waking up, no matter when it is, but then having my workouts done first thing in the morning frees up my nights and leaves me feeling pretty energized by the time I get to work.
I have an ACC team for you…Virginia Tech… Goooo HOKIES!! 🙂
I didn’t go there, but the hubs did… and we still live in the area now!
ACC team = The Boston College Eagles 🙂 No brainer. You can have one of my 6,000 maroon and gold college tees.
I need to become a morning runner. Badly.
I’ve been an afternoon workout-er as well, but a couple of weeks ago got fed up with losing my evenings to the gym and going home so tired I’d skip workouts on a regular basis. Waking up at 5:30 is no fun, but going home and making a leisurely dinner, curling up with a book, and generally taking it easy ROCKS.
I’m not a morning person either, but the only time I can get myself to run is in the morning – maybe I’m still sleeping and partially delusional to what I’m doing?
Didn’t know you went to AU- so cool! I’ve lived just outside of DC my whole life, love it 🙂 My school (Boston U) didn’t have a football team either [although I think they tried to start a club team last year?]… They were big on hockey!
Go with the underdog…University of Maryland. Close to DC and I went there for my master’s.
If you want SEC, go with UGA. Tons of football tradition and we’re a bit of an underdog this year (unfortunately). Go Dawgs!
@Shannon: That’s next week’s party 🙂 I’m actually going to both of these parties with the other Shannon, who you met at the tri. She went to Tech and her husband went to Ole Miss. Do you read Ashley’s (Healthy Happier Bear) blog? She went to UGA!
@Theodora: You’re going to the UGA game watching party with us next weekend? That sounds great! Glad I was going to invite you anyway! We’ll get to Pourhouse around 6pm!! 🙂 GO DAWGS or GO IRISH!
@Theodora: Yep, I read Ashley’s blog! I’ll be at the Pourhouse with a few friends for the Boise State game! 🙂
SEC team: Florida. End of story.
I recently came across your blog while searching for some running and fitness advice. I too live in the NYC area and just finished my first official race (a 10 mile run in D.C.). Great work!
I can only do morning runs. I’m either too lazy after work or too hungry, so I have to get it in beforehand.
Also you should totally root for Georgia Tech! Woot woot, go Jackets! 🙂
Theodora, I found your blog through CNC a few months ago. I love reading it every day! How cool that you went to AU!! I did too! It never bothered me that we didn’t have a football team, but now that I’m in grad school at UGA and am married to a USC super fan I wish we had had football b/c I feel like I really missed out. At least we’ve had a semi descent basketball team 🙂
WAKE FOREST!!!!! GO DECS!!!!!!
I’m only consistant with morning workouts on TU and TH since that’s the only time my gym offers bodypump. Other than that I sleep in and run after work too.
I know exactly what you mean about eating all day before you run!! It’s awesome to get it done in the morning! And then you JUST FEEL SO GREAT ALL DAY!
I also went to a school without a football team (women’s college, so there are T-shirts that say “Smith Football, Still Undefeated”). I’m going to my first ever college football game next week. But the team is not in the ACC (I googled it) so I don’t have any suggestions of who to root for. 🙂
@Britney: I went to the University of Texas at San Antonio and we too did not have a football team (that will change this fall!!!!). We also had the “Still Undefeated” t-shirts!
Well, you need to root for FSU. Obviously. They’re ranked #5 in the preseason. Get on the bandwagon while it’s hot.
Go Noles! 😉
I have to exercise in the morning or else it just doesn’t happen. Something about noon just kills all of my workout mojo…
Don’t think I’m crazy, but I actually kind of like getting up at 4:15 so I can get my workout in. I would much rather have it done before 5:30 in the morning!
SEC all the way, baby! I was born and raised an LSU Tiger 🙂 woot. gosh i LOVE football.