Pre-run morning routines

Wake up, chug water, poop, get dressed, out the door for 8-14 miles on weekdays before work. Sleep is number 1 priority so no time wasting in the morning. Weekends usually the same but sleep in or drive somewhere to run

You do all this before a normal weekday morning easy run? Just get up, get dressed, and go. You can be out the door 10 minutes after waking up.

Wake up, start coffee, poo, get dressed, run, get back, pound some chocolate milk, shower, get coffee, go to work

set clothes near door the night before

wake up

honey stinger waffle washed down with 16 oz water/nuun tablet

get out the door

quick lunge drills/leg swings then start if easy running

drills/strides after if workout

I wake up at 5 am, pee, get dressed, drink a glass of water and head out the door. That's it. No food, no coffee, just out the door. It takes me 2 or 3 miles and some strides to warm up at that hour.

if I’m doubling:

8 wake up

8-8:10 “aerobic exercise”

8: 13-8:16 get ready to run

8:20-850 out the door running

8:50-9:10 stopping sweating, eating some, checking my email

9:10-9:20 shower

9:30 maybe get breakfast if hungry

10-4 class

5 run

I ran early in summer 6:30 to avoid heat but couldn’t get hr up if I wasn’t up for at least 20-30 minutes before leaving

I just get dressed and out the door, usually within 10 minutes of waking up. Maybe a sip of water but never any food.

Most days I'm sually out of bed around 5:35, head downstairs, scarf down a banana, big gulp of water, and then straight to the basement bathroom so I don't wake anyone up with my morning business. I can usually push enough out by 5:45. Leave my clothes in the basement the night before, quick dress, maybe some very light stretching, and then out the door by 6.

Workout mornings or longer run mornings start 30 minutes earlier.

The night before: set clothes and shoes out, plan route, pre-load coffee maker.

Wake up about 4:40, let dogs out into back yard, push button on coffee maker, get dressed, drink a few swallows of coffee, pee and poop, do a few calf and hip stretches, and out the door about 5. I never eat anything before running unless it's a very long run (16+ miles) and even then very little.

Monday a.m. 4-6 miles@ 5:40 pace.p.m. 5-10 miles@ 5:40 pace. Tuesdaya.m. 4-6 miles@ 5:40-6:00 pace. p.m. 8 x 400 with 200 recovery, 4 x (600,400,300,200,100 with 200 recovery, all @ 68 400 pace)Wednesday a.m. 4-6 miles@ 6:00-7:00 pace. p.m. 5-10 miles@ 6:00-7:00 pace.Thursday a.m. 4-6 miles@ 6:00-7:00 pace. p.m. 12 x 150@ 22, 300 jog, 4-8 mile run, 12 x 300 (4 @ 52, 4@ 50. 4@ 48) Friday a.m. 4-6 miles p.m. 4-6 milesSaturday 4 x 1200@ 3:18, 3:16, 3:14, 3:12, 800 jog; 12 x 300@ 52 Sunday 12-15 miles@ 6:30-7:00 pace. Competitive Season Training:Monday a.m. 4-6 miles p.m. 4-8 miles@ 5:30 pace. Tuesday a.m. 4-6 miles p.m. 10 miles in 50:00; 6-12 x 300@ 52Wednesday a.m. 4-6 miles p.m. 5-8 miles@ 5:30 pace. Thursday a.m. 4-6 miles p.m. 24 x 300 (6@ 50, 6@ 48, 6@ 46, 6@ 44) Friday a.m. 4-6 miles p.m. 4-6 miles Saturday a.m. 3 x 1 mile@ 4:24, 4:22, 4:16; 800 jog; 3-4 mile run, 18 x 300 6@ 52, 6@ 48, 6@ 46) p.m. 4 mile run Sunday 15 miles@ 6:30 pace DietSteve Prefontaine weighed 145 lbs and tried to maintain that weight while training and during down time when his weight could creep to 150 lbs. Many of the legendary runners of the 20th century were carefree about their eating habits and diets. Pre’s diet consisted of whole foods typicallyGrains
Salads
Meat sparingly
Pancakes/Waffles
Anything fresh vegetables/fruits
Noodles
Beer
Pizza/Junk food(Hostess)
Pres diet was pretty simple. No sports drinks no Protein shakes no supplements he just ate what was available and did great!

The quicker you head out to run, the more of a hobby jogger you are. No one does drills, specific stretches, change shoes and then strides before the actual work out? Most serious runners prep an hour before the actual running work out.

I wish I could run in the morning. I'm out the door driving to work at 440. I'd have to get up at like 315 am to run before work. Only good thing is I get off before most people. I should start running more in the afternI wish I could run in the morning. I'm out the door driving to work at 440. I'd have to get up at like 315 am to run before work. Only good thing is I get off before most people. I should start running more in the afternoon.

- dress

- Yoga/stretching

- drink some tea, watching some science videos

- run

- shower

- ride to work, eating prep-breakfast at work :-)

during the summer
Wake up at 6:30
poop
drink water
drive to the lake
run around the lake
stop at Sprouts on the way back and get breakfast, then sleep till i have to work.

I used to wake up, go to bathroom, brush my teeth, and out the door.

Now, I do a light stretching routine before heading out.

No food or drink.

I would do those before my afternoon workout. I was never a hobby jogger.

Why would you guys waste time and water on pooping in the morning? Skip the coffee you pathetic addicts, let the first 10 minutes of the warm up shake you out, then do it in the woods with birds chirping around you as Mother Nature intended. Toilet bowl is bad for you, you're supposed to squat. That's why you have no ankle mobility. What's that? You don't have woods near you? Sorry to hear that peasants, thought I was talking to first hand citizens here.

I'll let my body wake up about 10 min. then eat applesauce or a Gu then go run. I only use the restroom before if I need to.

While training for 3 Boston's during the winter I would watch the YouTube video of Salazar and Beardsley dueling in the Sun while getting ready/coffee to head out the door at 4:30 AM.