Any value to running 10-15 minutes every morning?

Better bowel movements?

That's barely enough time for warm-up and cool-down, so mainly recovery pace. Can be useful to flush out the stiffness on your legs when waking up in the morning. I do daily morning run, but tend to merge them with the main training for logistical reason (otherwise too much time overhead).

kerouac wrote:

Is there any value to running 10-15 minutes before starting my day?

I find running to significantly improve my mood and I shower/shave/brush teeth before starting my day anyway. It could add 10-14 miles per week as well if I do it consistently. Would this provide any sort of physiological benefit in addition to the 50-60 miles per week I do in the afternoons/evenings or is it just not worth it?

10-20 min a day first thing out of bed was a game-changer for me and completely transformed my running over the course of a few month consistently doing it. i found it made my form much smoother during the main sessions in the evenings and, since the morning runs were 2-4min/mile slower than normal easy pace, taught me to relax fully while running.

Extremely valuable.

1) Gets you used to working out twice a day.

2) Lays down the foundation for more mileage in the future, maybe you do 10 mins now but 30 min runs in a few years.

3) Makes you feel so much better on afternoon workouts/sessions, you got no idea. Even pros do a 10-20 min shakeout few hours before their race.

Me too! My 2M went from low 10:00s to low 9:00s, and the main change was adding a super-easy morning run of 15-30 min. (plus another year of growing up, fewer races and better base/periodization).

To paraphrase a famous coach, it's *magic*

Another benefit is that 15 will turn into 30 eventually

Keep working but do it intelligently