Is it possible to BECOME a morning person?

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My take - most "non morning" people are young, unemployed, living in the basement....and it is getting more prevalent.

if you need to run doubles to get the high mpw under your belt then morning runs are necessary, if you sleep from 10pm and get 8 hours it is possible to train your mind over time to start morning runs. But you have to be disciplined, commited and motivated to running- and have a tough demanding coach who expects 100% effort day in day out for success in running.

if you need to run doubles to get the high mpw under your belt then morning runs are necessary, if you sleep from 10pm and get 8 hours it is possible to train your mind over time to start morning runs. But you have to be disciplined, commited and motivated to running- and have a tough demanding coach who expects 100% effort day in day out for success in running.

asdjaskld wrote:

You don't become a morning person by suddenly learning how to wake up early consistently.

The key is to learn how to go to bed early. If you can go to bed at 8 or 9pm and fall asleep within an hour, you will wake up just fine in the morning.

unfortunately it is impossible for some people (me at least) to fall asleep at that sort of time unless I slept 0-2 hours the previous night. even after a consistent amount of time waking myself up early, i can't fall asleep before 12-1.

What do you non-morning people do on race day? I think it's all about your motivation to get up.

[quote]sweathog wrote:

What do you non-morning people do on race day? quote]

Suffer.

There's a lot more motivation in getting up for a race than awaking to do your mandatory 5-10 miles.And to the guy who said non-morning people are kids, unemployed, etc., that's just shite.I, for one, am a gainfully employed adult who prefers to do his runs at lunch and in the evening. It works better for me, and has for some time.

sweathog wrote:

What do you non-morning people do on race day? I think it's all about your motivation to get up.

When I do morning runs, I almost without fail end up having to take a huge dump after about 30 min. I still do them, and there are bathrooms at about 15 min and 35 min on my route. However, it seems like 25 min in it hits me every time. That is my main beef with morning running.

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Is it possible to really become a morning person if you are not? I'm asking because I would love to be a morning person, but am not no matter how many consecutive times i wake up early. For example, I wake up at 6:30 every day for school, yet it never becomes "natural" and I never get to a point where I just hop out of bed.

Was a night person in college and before my wife an dI had kids. Kids turned me into a morning person. I'm out of bed by 7:30 at the latest on weekend mornings, even if I stayed up late. This happens to lots of people as they get older, but not all.

You either are or you aren't. Every other month I get up at 5am for work. When I was in school I went to bed really late and got up really late. I just do what I have to do and deal with it.

not permanently. but change your situation and you can be a morning person for that period. you will be an early riser and accomplish much, and then when things return to normal, you will as usual sleep in, do little or nothing in the morning, and be grouchy when you do have to get up early.

twice on trips to west and east africa, I was able to get up at 6 or 6:30 a.m. every day, the first time for two years, the second time for a summer. It was very easy. You just go to bed early, and it helps a lot if there is no electricity.

Like any attempt at greatness, becoming a morning person requires rigorous mental training. Film your self hopping into bed as quickly as you can. Now, put that in your dvd player and watch it on rewind as many times as you can. Study the image carefully. Learn to harness the chi of getting out of bed quickly.

sweathog wrote:

What do you non-morning people do on race day? I think it's all about your motivation to get up.

yeah, it IS pretty hard to be motivated when you've gotten substantially less sleep than people who don't have these problems.

and yes, getting up on race day is painful, but the excitement of the upcoming race mitigates that somewhat.

i have a friend who never sets an alarm and rises very early. he's only been late for work once doing this (i'd be scared i'd sleep through). he grew up on a farm though and i do think this has something to do with it.

I never want become a morning person. it just feels like you miss your whole life sleeping, and then when you ARE awake, life is boring.

what if you go to sleep at 04.00pm for example and wake up at midnight? which person you are?

I have always been a night person, however one summer I had to work a job where I was waking up at about 4:45 and drive 45 min to work. It was tough, but my body eventually learned how to get up that early without too many problems. It was rough the first few days, but you can train your body to get used to getting up early. However, I doubt you'll ever like it.

"You don't become a morning person by suddenly learning how to wake up early consistently."

I disagree. I was never a morning person and absolutely hated getting out of bed in high school and college. I was just drag in the mornings. I went into the military and while it took a while to adjust, I've been a morning person ever since. I learned to live on little sleep and snap awake and get moving. I still live on 5 to 5 1/2 hours of sleep a night. I wake up at the drop of a sock and my mind is going immediately. Stark contrast to my old college days of sleeping 8-10 hours and just dragging ass.

"If you partake in the fun stuff you will not become a morning person. Don't fight nature with two incompatible goals. If you want to party and have that kind of fun you are a night person. That's ok. You can always switch and become a morning person later (I did)."

This isn't true either. I've never given up my night owl tendencies. I'll sit around and drink beer and play battlefied 2 or whatever until midnight and still be up at 5AM for work or a solid run or just whatever. I hate going to bed. Too much fun stuff to do. Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean that it's not possible.