Waking up early has always been hard for me. It usually takes several weeks (or months) for me to get into to a new early morning routine. So, this last week of predawn running has been a real fight for me. I was thinking about some positives of early morning running. Here is what I came up with:

• No dogs – the natural enemies of every running is normally asleep still
• I can give my wife an accurate weather report
• I have about 20 extra minutes to immediately write my running log
• No cars – very few people are trying to run me over at 5 AM
• I can always come in first, because everyone else is still in bed
• I can wear my bizarre running gear without embarrassment or police reports
• I feel good all morning
• I have time to think, scheme or pray without interruption
• No schedule conflicts

What about you? Are you a morning runner?