Favorite Time of the Day to Run

[aweilba]

I've always ran in the afternoon or early evening, but just went on a nighttime run about 15 minutes ago. It was going to be my day off, but I really just wanted to get at least a mile in. I love running at night! It was a little cooler, but still in the high 80s, but it just seemed easier to keep going.

So I'm curious: When is your favorite time to run and why?

[Deleted]

Between 4 pm and 6 pm. It depends on the time of year and the weather. I am not a morning person and would have never have stuck to it if I had tried to get up and run at 4 am

[kams]

I love 6:30-8:30 am. Even in the summer, it's nice and cool. I love watching commuters drive to work, and see the city start to buzz.

[grk2012]

I've been enjoying my morning runs (7am by myself, or around 9am with DS) lately. It's such a great feeling to have that accomplishment done first thing!

[G22]

Evening. Usually between 5-7 is when I get the time to go, after work.

[mommainthesouth]

As the sun is coming up. It's too hot otherwise, but I LOVE to be out when the sun is rising.

[jdbyogi]

I mixed. I do enjoy my long runs early in the morning, just to have them done. I've been doing track runs in the morning recently, and that seems to be going pretty well. I do enjoy running in the evenings because I feel like I'm stronger or have more energy from eating and drinking throughout the day. It's also a nice way to clear my head after work. When i run in the early morning, I still take the dogs for a walk in the evening, which is a nice way to start and end the day.

[jchokie79]

I love running in the evenings between 6-8pm. It's usually a little cooler by then and I also sleep great because I'm so tired by the time I go to bed.

[princesspeach05]

I like to run in the morning after waking up, having breakfast and coffee, and...uh....using the restroom. Normally for me that is around 8:30 or 9.

[iamali]

Early morning. 430-ish. It's dark and quiet and there is a still a chill in the air.

[Deleted]

As soon as I wake up. I like to get out on the road and wake up about a half mile into my run.

[cinco]

Jun 15, 2012 22:57:14 GMT -5 princesspeach05 said:

I like to run in the morning after waking up, having breakfast and coffee, and...uh....using the restroom. Normally for me that is around 8:30 or 9.

This! I have been waking early to run (4:45ish) and my whole body feels stiff. On days that I can wait until I wake up a little (and yes, clear out the system ), I feel much better. 8-9ish is perfect for me.

[taratru]

I run best in the late afternoon. But I *like* running first thing (out by 6) to have it done.

[katandkevin]

4:45 am. It is way too hot to run once the sun comes up.

[MrsE]

This summer I've really enjoyed running later in the evening, as the sun is going down around 8pm/8:30pm. I wish I could run early in the morning during the week, but with my grad class schedule, most days it just isn't feasible. On the weekends, I like to be running by 7am.

[mrsmc08]

I absolutely prefer mornings because of the peacefulness. Really its the only peaceful time of my day. But I had been getting into afternoon runs because I'm getting a runner's tan and kind of loving it. I dislike running evening/night. By then I'm just so worn out emotionally/physically that even running seems hard.

[quorra]

After 7 p.m. Where I live it's so incredibly hot, you feel like you're melting any other time. I am not an early morning riser.

[oreille]

4:30am. It's dark and quiet and cool, and the sun comes up during my run. I'm bummed today because I slept in, and now I'm going to have to go in the afternoon/evening heat.

[spedrunner]

between 430 and 530 am. I like the darkness and the peace and quiet I also LOVE getting my run in before my day begins, it gives me energy

I also do my best running in the morning. Nights and afternoons are hard for me

[Deleted]

6 to 7pm or so, after work but before dinner.

[breezy8407]

I used to love running at night when I lived at my parents still...around 9 or so. I wouldn't do that here though for safety reasons.

Now I like running in the late morning after breakfast and coffee has settled, but being that leisurely doesn't happen often.

[mayflowers22]

I love running at night because I'm not distracted by texts or calls, and I can feel accomplished before bed.

[malibu]

I get up at 4:30 am before work and run. It just works out with our schedules that way. Until I get a jogging stroller, I can't really go when I am home with our DD.

[theoriginalbean]

I like to start before the sun comes up. It's cooler and I feel like I have more energy at that point, plus there's something really cool about watching the rest of the world start to wake up as the sun rises.

[wildfloweragain]

5am. I sometimes don't get out the door until 5:30 and by then the sun is coming up. I much prefer running without sun in the summer, and I live in the northeast! I did begin this way because it is the only time to fit it in, but given the choice, I'd still stick with 5am.

[aweilba]

Maybe I should answer my own question. I would love to run in the early morning, but I commute an hour during the school year to my teaching job, which puts me waking up at 5:15am and out the door at 6:30am. I think I'd be a zombie teacher if I woke up at 4:30 to run. So I usually get to see the sun rise from my car... ugh... not as fun as it probably is on a run.

Right now, I'm really liking running around 7-7:30pm. It's cooler, less crowded on the sidewalks, and it's nice to feel active right before bed.

[katiecj]

I like to run in the evening. I'm not a morning person. Around 8pm is my ideal time.