There’s a 5:30 in the morning too?

In my continuing efforts to make my exercise regime fit my life more, I decided to get up early this morning and get in a run. That way I’d get my workout in for the day and could blob out or do whatever I felt like after work, rather than coming home, and racing around to try to fit in a workout.

Now exercising on an empty stomach is a bad idea, so I made sure there was some food on the bench waiting for a bleary eyed me to stuff in my mouth before heading out. Banana on toast, yum yum.

People who know me will tell you that I’m not a morning person and they’re right. But strangely, with the right motivation I emerged from bed just after 5:30 am.

Once I got on the road I ran into an issue I hadn’t really considered: it’s still dark at 6 am here. My first couple of kms were a little slow as I was making sure I didn’t trip on anything or run into something. Once dawn actually hit, the path became more visible and I got back to my usual pace.

After the run, I gulped down some water to rehydrate, dashed off to the shower and got dressed for work. With a surprising amount of time left, I made myself breakfast (a poached egg on toast) then was off for a day at work.

Aside from some soreness in my toes (I still clench my toes inside my shoes) I felt really good at work, slightly more energy than normal perhaps. I’m not sure if this will be making a regular appearance in my fitness regime, but at least I know it’s there as an option if I want to use it. Especially during the longer sunlight hours of summer.

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