Editor’s note: Post journalist Ashley Mahoney is training for her first marathon on November 14 as part of The Charlotte Post Foundation’s Black Lives Matter Charlotte campaign. In the weeks leading up to the Thunder Road Marathon race, we’ll chronicle her training.

Reasons to run in the morning:

1) Endorphin kick

Nothing gets the day going like a cup or coffee or tea. For some, it doesn’t matter how many cups they drink, nothing makes them a morning person.

Endorphins make mornings a little less odious—it’s a not a cure-all, but it sure does help, especially if that morning commute includes heavy traffic. And you know how trying Charlotte traffic can be.

2) It doesn’t become a “to do” after work

Work schedules vary. Some have that 9-5 p.m. structure, while others work varying hours or horrifying commutes.

Why wait until 6, 7, 8, or 9 p.m. to run? Now if that’s the only time available, then by all means go run, but if it’s just a matter of not hitting the snooze button in the morning, do yourself a favor; put the alarm out of reach before you go to sleep, and then when it goes off in the morning, you HAVE to get out of bed to turn it off. So you’re already up—just stay up.

One foot forward, and then the other—go get that run!

3) More productive day

Try it and see. Tasks that typically take a day and a half, they’ll be done that morning. What can’t you accomplish with a clear mind?

4) You time

Sure, taking you time after work—even five minutes—but there’s something about that time for yourself in the morning. Why wait until the end of the day to clear your mind? Start it with a clean slate.

 

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