Somehow, back in July on a trip to St. George Island, FL. I became a morning person. I don’t know if it was the time change, or just wanting to get out on the beach before it got too hot, but I started bouncing out of bed at sunrise. What really amazed me was that when I got back from vacation, I started waking up at 5AM without an alarm clock. I think job stress may have been a factor, but after a few days of this early rising, I decided to start running every morning, and it has been working for me ever since.

It is almost time for the mornings to get chilly, and we’re about to go back to standard time, so I wonder what that will do to the early rising routine. No matter what, we’re planning to keep the early morning runs a part of the daily routine. There are just too many good reasons to get out there first thing and run.