Is it suspicious to run at 4 am in the morning ?

Nah. When my daughter was born I had to rise at 4 and hit the streets for run before work, so I could pull childcare when I got home at 4pm. San Francisco is nicest at that time--except dog poop an dark curbs!

I even saw another guy on Twin Peaks at 5am running doen toward the gg park. Same deal: new father trying to be a decent dad and partner. Go for it!

You're right about Florida. Lived there from '18-'22. Would go out between 3-5 a.m. for a long walk, come back and sleep again. Simply too hot and humid for a good 6 months of the year to walk when the sun was up.

Back in the day, when I was stationed in West Berlin, I'd run between 2-4 a.m. during the summer months (it would start getting light around 2:30). So quiet and peaceful, just me and the bunny rabbits. Sweet memories. Never had a problem.

The only thing in California one would worry about their own saftey.

I typically start my runs about 5 am, but sometimes as early as 3:30 if I have to make an early meeting or travel. Twice in my life I've been stopped by a cop while running very early. I'm a white woman, and in both cases the cop was inquiring about my safety rather than thinking I was a threat. Either way, it's none of the cop's business as long as you're on a public road and there's no curfew in effect.

Well depends further. I'm black and never had a problem. If you're wearing 6 in split shorts and no shirt, you won't look that suspicious in general. Jogging in hoodie in broad daylight when it's 90-100 out, very suspicious.

I live in Detroit and go to Santa Cruz 1x month.

3am SC time is 6am Detroit. rather than sit and stare at a wall I'll go for a jog 4am on West Cliff along ocean/stars/moon!

In most of the US, this is a great time to run; it's the coolest part of the day, little traffic, it's quiet. Watch out for the drunk drivers left over from the night before, and wildlife of all sorts that are not used to seeing people out and may not see you (snakes, possums, coyote, deer, skunks, raccoons, etc are abundant).

dumb question, of course it's suspicious.

If you're wearing all black sweats and hoodie stomping around in Air Force 1's, it would probably look suspicious.

If you're wearing tights/2inch shorts, a headlamp, and look slightly effeminate, you're probably fine.

Not at all, especially in summer to beat or minimize the sun.

Anyone running 4 a.m. in the afternoon is probably up to some foreign spy shenanigans

I live in Southern California, and I run early mornings around 4:15am. Never had a problem. Sometimes I crossed paths with a few homeless people every now and then but they all leave me alone (If you leave them alone, they will leave you alone!). I see pretty much the same people: construction workers driving to work, people who walk their dogs, and sometimes, if I am lucky, I might see a few people running...I love running early mornings, even on my days off. It's the best time to run: temps are cool, no wind, and no traffic.

The word is sus, OK Boomer?

Live in the Bible Belt and summers here suck profoundly (though not quite TX or FL): 4 am for long or medium-long runs keep me relatively cool, and when I run on forest roads, the flies/mosquitos are still relatively dormant.

Here in the UK there are no worries concerning cops in the middle of the night because there aren't any.

Had a beautiful 5 miler at 4:20 am today.

Beat the heat, the sun, the vehicles and people

F people and their ring cameras. You wanna/need to run at 4? Then run at 4.

Just make sure you do a rapid neck snap & stare and start sprinting whenever you see anyone