BECOME A MORNING RUNNER
Running
START
SMALL
BABY STEPS
You don't have to run a marathon before dawn. Make it easy. Get up & drink coffee, read the paper, something you like. Gradually progress to exercising in the morning after a week of adjusting your sleep.
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SET UP FOR
SUCCESS
FROM FOOD TO CLOTHES
Lay everything out for the morning the night before. Don't make yourself do any "work" in the morning. Just get up, grab clothes already laid out, eat a breakfast already made, etc.
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GIVE YOURSELF
TIME
LET YOURSELF WAKE UP
Almost nobody can hit the ground running with an early alarm. We all need to 'wake up' after waking up. So build that in! Want to go for a run? Great, give yourself 15-30min to drink coffee and wake up before that run has to start.
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FIND A
FRIEND
CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Having someone else committed to waking up with you (spouse, friend, etc.) will help motivate you to do it, even if you don't want to, because you've promised them that you would (and same for them).
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ACCEPT
EXCEPTIONS
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT
There will be days where you're too tired, didn't sleep well, don't feel great, and you're going to sleep past your alarm. You know what? That's OK! Aim at first to wake up early 2 days a week, then 3, then 4, etc. until you hit your goal. And be ok if you sleep in once and a while.