I am thinking of running at 5am to beat the heat because it is getting bad. I am thinking of staying up till 4am and running for 45 minutes most day's then going home a sleeping till noon or going to bed at 2 am and getting up at 6am and running till 7am, then going back to bed. What one sounds better? Those are my only 2 options besides just running in the heat at 12 noon.
Not for me. That would be a disaster. I like running at 11AM in summer. Humidity drops and temp is not at peak.
Why don’t you go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 5am? I don’t get it.
Sometimes Hero wrote:
Why don’t you go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 5am? I don’t get it.
I can't. So what is the best choice?
If you consistently wake up at 5am, you’ll be tired by 10pm. If there are other priorities that keep you awake, just run later in the day. I agree that it’s sometimes better running later when the humidity is lower. I ran at noon today during my lunch hour.
The early rise, run, nap might work for weekend long runs but I think it would take its toll after a while if it’s a daily routine.
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Sometimes Hero wrote:
Why don’t you go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 5am? I don’t get it.
I can't. So what is the best choice?
I can't is a reason for anything.
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i did a 5 hour-run-2 hour split one summer, which wasn't dreadful.
a 4-4 split, although with more hours of total sleep seems worse IMO. i feel like 5 consecutive hours is the minimum necessary for feeling fully functional.
Sounds brutal. Reminds me of when I lived in Texas. I’d get up at five and run before the sun came up, but would get to bed at 9 or 10 to make up for it. Theoretically, 2- 4 hour REM sessions would work, but it will be very difficult to get your body into sleep mode after running. You would almost have to take a cold shower and have blackout shades to get your heart rate down and your body back in sleep mode. Your seratonin / melatonin cycle would be way off, but it would be good training if you ever wanted to join the military, as soldiers have to learn to sleep when possible.
joed|rt wrote:
Sounds brutal. Reminds me of when I lived in Texas. I’d get up at five and run before the sun came up, but would get to bed at 9 or 10 to make up for it. Theoretically, 2- 4 hour REM sessions would work, but it will be very difficult to get your body into sleep mode after running. You would almost have to take a cold shower and have blackout shades to get your heart rate down and your body back in sleep mode. Your seratonin / melatonin cycle would be way off, but it would be good training if you ever wanted to join the military, as soldiers have to learn to sleep when possible.
So you're saying that 5 and 3 might work? Sleep 5 hours, run, shower and eat something, then it's back to sleep for 3 hours. Seems like a good idea.
It's been getting bright early and hot/humid during the day in Japan right now. I get woken up by the sunlight at 5am, despite blinds, etc...
So I was planning on something similar: get up at 5am, run, start work early, and take a mid-day nap (it's not unusual to sleep at your desk in Japan xD)
Why are you trying to “beat the heat”? Humans are perfectly capable of adapting to heat. Get your sleep, run at lunch, and let your body adapt. Also, evening times and late evenings in the dark have less radiant heat. Get your sleep and don’t worry about the “beat the heat” nonsense.
SlowFox wrote:
It's been getting bright early and hot/humid during the day in Japan right now. I get woken up by the sunlight at 5am, despite blinds, etc...
So I was planning on something similar: get up at 5am, run, start work early, and take a mid-day nap (it's not unusual to sleep at your desk in Japan xD)
It's 86 degrees in Toyko for a high and 66 for a low. That's not the same as deep South heat.
I did this when i was looking at men