BCR: Ian Butler starts his workout at 4:45 am before his day job starts at 7 am

Agreed all.

I noticed Ian has gone from Brooks to Adidas. For what that's worth.

It's great to see someone, as said, just out there doing the work. Someone on Youtube or someplace is calling BS on him not having a GPS watch. Guess what, I don't have one either. I don't time anything, either. I run off effort. Weird, I guess.

I will never understand why some runners insist on running before the crack of dawn instead of in the afternoon or evening. School probably gets out around 3. There is plenty of time to do the workout later. It's not Florida or Arizona so it won't be that hot. Is getting to bed at 7 and waking up at 4 really a better option?

I'm guessing he does have a GPS watch (couldn't say which one) as I could hear the "lap one" notification audibly in the video during the warmup. Regardless, he certainly uses the watch differently than the metrics slaves do. It's refreshingly nice to see guys like Jones and Troop guiding two of the most recently successful runners living in that area to key more on feel than pace or splits. It would work for a lot more people if they simply chose to free their minds and consider a different perspective. Can a pretty logbook or Strava feed with home run hero workouts result in great racing? Of course, but it doesn't always and it's certainly not necessary.

Why not run @ 7 pm and people you get 8 hours sleep 💤 per night .

I have to be to work anywhere between 6-7. I run at night and doubles on weekends/holidays. Why get your so early? It really is beyond me. But I guess some people like to be tired at work.

If I don’t run in AM, I get anxious and worried something is going to come up as the day goes and prevent me from running . Or I’ll be too tired by the end of the day. I find that early AM runs invigorate the rest of the day for me

midwest guy wrote:

I will never understand why some runners insist on running before the crack of dawn instead of in the afternoon or evening. School probably gets out around 3. There is plenty of time to do the workout later. It's not Florida or Arizona so it won't be that hot. Is getting to bed at 7 and waking up at 4 really a better option?

To each their own, a bunch of judgers here in every thread.

I live in the area and know exactly where he did this workout.

It does get blazing hot here in the afternoon - you can get a better quality workout at 5 AM when it's 60 than at 3 or 4 when it's 95 (100 last week) but if you can't figure that out you aren't too bright.

Debit card app wrote:

midwest guy wrote:

I will never understand why some runners insist on running before the crack of dawn instead of in the afternoon or evening. School probably gets out around 3. There is plenty of time to do the workout later. It's not Florida or Arizona so it won't be that hot. Is getting to bed at 7 and waking up at 4 really a better option?

To each their own, a bunch of judgers here in every thread.

I live in the area and know exactly where he did this workout.

It does get blazing hot here in the afternoon - you can get a better quality workout at 5 AM when it's 60 than at 3 or 4 when it's 95 (100 last week) but if you can't figure that out you aren't too bright.

That and the AQI is for crap after about 10 a.m. most days in Denver metro the past month. If you're looking to run your best, you don't court lung damage if you can avoid it. A lot of other pros in the area have also been going really early for workouts recently.

When you're young enough and good enough and make running your passion then that's top priority for energy, he can probably coast through the rest of the day on coffee and PB&J.

Yeah, based on memory it looks like he's south of Green Mountain, I forget which direction from Bandimere that filling station is.

Blue Collar Running wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT2HxXOYNUI

Works at a real job rather than working at a running store or living off a cush trust fund, doesn't live in a Boulder flophouse with five roomies, doesn't tool around in a Tesla or Range Rover, doesn't post selfies from Mags, doesn't complain on SM about not having a better sponsorship, just gets up in the dark and does the damn work. It's fitting that he's the face of Steve Jones's group, runs counter to all the glam Strava workout heroes in that town. Hope he goes beast mode on all the tools in Chicago.

Who hurt you? Chill out dude.

ErolsInternet wrote:

Who hurt you? Chill out dude.

Did I step on your toes, buddy? It's nothing personal. Jones and Butler's style is close to my own, and that of most other runners I've known through the years. It unfortunately gets little media attention compared with that of the spoiled bros. I won't apologize for enjoying it, too bad if you have a problem with that.

Tool around in a Tesla or Range Rover? Just does the damn work? ok boomer... He's trying to be a successful pro runner (aka an entertainer) , if that's truly the case he better show some personality, and if he can afford it... he can tool around in whatever car he wants. He doesn't need to appeal to the 1530 5K runners out there who are sacrificing their social lives to try and run 15:20.

It blows my mind that people miss the fact that pro or semi-pro runners and other types of athletes are ENTERTAINERS. Pro sport doesn't do much good for the world, it could inspire, but really it's a fantasy world that is curated for those that can't physically achieve what the pros do. Wake up and just enjoy the show, no need hate on those that are still trying to get the most out of their bodies just because they were born into a more privileged situation.

Running could take a small cue from F1 - it's massive entertainment (high speeds, team dynamics, tactics, points systems etc.) , huge talent is involved, money is there and there are ranks that you have to climb to get to the top...

Anyway, apologies to the old timers and cotton shirt wearing purists that I offended, just remember that I enjoy an EZ 10 just as much as you...

Butler is compensated for the entertainment value Adidas feels he represents, what else is there to say? He wouldn't get paid more by making "avogadros_constant" feel happy in his pants. Hey good luck transforming running into all those things about F1 that turn you on. You couldn't possibly offend me, no matter what you get off on.

happy in my pants? lol you truly revealed yourself as an old. Good luck winning your age group in the next 10K around your culdesac!

Please stop inciting problems along generational lines. We've got enough troubles with divisions along racial, sexual, religious, political, class, etc., boundaries. Thank you.

I do appreciate the apologies you made at the end of your post, though, avogadros_constant.

Nah, you're just immature, like 5th grader level. All your posts here reveal it clearly. Tell Drew Hunter's mom I said what up.

Disko Eric wrote:

I have to be to work anywhere between 6-7. I run at night and doubles on weekends/holidays. Why get your so early? It really is beyond me. But I guess some people like to be tired at work.

I don’t know if Ian’s relationship status but as a guy who also wakes up around 4:15 to go running it’s mostly due to the fact I like to see and hang out with my wife when I get home.

Spending ten hours a day at work, getting home around 6:30 and then going for an hour - 90 minute run and then showering, stretching and maybe getting an hour with your wife at night can brutal on a relationship.