What is your best time of the day to run? - Couch to 5K
What is your best time of the day to run?
Please select one:
Early morning 6.a.m start ,up &off for me
with a name like rocket te im not surprised , at 6 am I cant even think straight
Nor me. Sadly, not a morning person. : (
I work from home so can head out at a sensible morning time
Has to be morning - I'm too shattered in the evening!
Morning but always harder to get myself to do it! Once out I always enjoy it and perform best times.
For my sins, I have never ever attempted an evening run, even in Summer. My energy is best mid morning to early afternoon.😀🏃♀️.
I find that getting home after work means there is very little that will entice me back out of the door! Mornings on my day off, one weekend run and if I have to, a short 5k or something one evening a week ... such a picky plodder!!! 
Ideally mid morning post cuppa on my days off when kids are in school. The time I get out depends on how much procrastination I do!
I drive to town for work leaving at 05:30, not a chance I am waking up any earlier than I have too. Evening run around 5pm is perfect for me, sometimes later in the summer as it gets to 40 degrees C some days
I don't mind walking, running or jogging in 40f but certainly not 40c, I prefer morning as well.
Interesting. I've been contemplating this question in my head for some weeks now. For me, I feel better after an evening run. seems my muscles and joints are freer and agree more with a run after a days work rather than before
But then there’s that coming Darkness Factor to contend with
LOVE running at twilight .... it's like you own the park (much cooler too!).
Bit of a night owl anyway!
5:15am - Up and at 'em!!
Same, it's just me and a couple of dog walkers on the estate at 5.15, it's ace
Wow
Blimey that's terrifying.
There is a bit of method to the madness! I leave home at 7am to get to the office for 8. On non running days I'm up at 6, takes me an hour of faffing around on a good day, feeding pets, showering, making breakfast and lunch, 'er indoors a brew, waking the kiddies up! I'm not an after work running fan and getting up early isn't much of a chore ☺👍
Faffing an affliction I share....
Still wow
Straight out of bed, into kit, and out the door! (I try not to engage my brain, otherwise I'd find an excuse to turn over and go back to sleep...)
Still learning to nip those thoughts early enough result afternoon run
I prefer the early morning but always move towards early evening/late afternoon in the winter time to take advantage of the daylight hours
I have run mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Mornings are best for me. It sets me up for the day. I am 2 to 3 pounds lighter in the morning so avoid having food until I get back.
Have been running about 9.30am but find I'm in a better frame of mind for running and feel warmer and more flexible and brighter if I go later at around 11.30am.
I have to vary my times from early morning to around 5.30pm to fit in work.
have tried so many time to get up early and run, but i can't even if i get to bed early i can't drag my sorry a**e out of bed in the morning, tend to get home do what i need to do and head out at around 8 in the evening, only trouble now as its dark is that i cannot vary my routes as much as i want to but it's a small price to pay i suppose, if i could i would run earlier but my body/brain dictates otherwise
I had to vote other as you didn’t have afternoon as an option
I actually prefer running in the morning, I love the way it feels, but run faster in the afternoon - so that is actually the best time for me to run.
sorry I should have included afternoons!
I don’t meet many other runners when I go out in the afternoons - think I must be in the minority.
I honestly don't mind.. Days are structured, runs are structured, times are not.
Quieter on the roads and I read somewhere that you burn more fat throughout the day!! Gotta be a bonus right? 
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That was supposed to say mornings! Clearly my brain doesn't operate on a morning though!!
ha ha !!
Definitely early morning for me, even on holiday I was up and running/ walking along the sea front watching the sunrise! Sets me up for the day, by the evening too tired!
I completed c25k mostly on morning runs but enjoying anytime these days. Is it run o'clock yet?! 😂
Definitely prefer mornings. Feel 'lighter'. Totally sets me up for a good day. Have only been running since April though, so winter weather/daylight hours may change that I guess.
Up early, banana, coffee, run.
I ran a 5 mile evening race which was ok - the only non morning run I have ever done.
I would say just before lunch time for me. got a free hour or so to run out and i can have my food when I get back and I also enjoy it better afterwards
could run before 6am if I wanted to but not a really a morning person. I struggle to even cycle to work at 6am haha
Funnily was just pondering this question. But Answer for me is definitely early morning 6am - up with the stars.
Do morning at weekends however evening on work days as would need to do 5-30 am runs
me too!
Quick coffee and I’m off, 6.00am,
I prefer morning but I tend to mix it a bit so will sometimes run later if I fancy and have the time. I dont want to build a mind-set that I can only run at a particular time.
That is a very good point Millsie-J , which I hadn't thought of. I always run In the morning, as I prefer running on an empty stomach, but It would make things easier if I was more adaptable. I had been thinking that, as I will be busy on Friday morning, I would have to run on Saturday, but have now decided to run on Friday afternoon and see how it is!
I love mornings, the feeling of being first out on the trails in the day is fantastic, all the lovely woodland, farmland paths etc., (when I go those routes) and it's all mine.........😊
Mx
running mid mornings on non-working days. But an after work early evening run helps blow the day's problems away and is well rewarded with a large glass of wine ! Can't really justify that before lunch 😆
The morning is the best but sometimes only feel motivated in the afternoon
My issue is that to get to work on time, I have to hit the road to run by 5:30AM, when it's dark! This slows me down because I have to watch out for potholes and sidewalk cracks. Favorite time to run is on weekend mornings, when I can hit the road early but with the sun up.
When you've got two small children and work you've got no choice but to run in the dark when they're both in bed! Sometime I get back at 10pm! I can't do it before they wake up as they get up at 5.30am so would be running at 4am!!
Having done most of my C25K on a treadmill in the evenings( the only time I can get to the gym) I decided to venture out at 7am on Sunday morning and loved it! I felt really vital all day. Now I know I can't work this in regulary as I am out with the fogs at 6.30 every other morning then off to work but I wil make sure to slot outdoor morning runs into my routine somehow!
Definitely first thing. Wake up, get up, eat banana and drink water, dress and go! Different times different days but no latter than 9.00 (Parkrun on Saturday). Then treat myself to late breakfast while catching up with posts on the forum ... lovely!
I've been doing mornings but it means I have to get up super-early (5.45!) on those mornings to ensure I can still get ready for work. I've decided to change that recently and am now going out in the evenings, as soon as I get in from work. I always change the minute I get home anyway so on Mondays, Weds and Fridays I just get changed directly into running gear (which I've laid out the day before) and go out the door. Quick shower when I get in, change into comfy gear (or pyjamas!) and then have my dinner with hubby who cooks on those evenings - hurrah!
8ish in the morning... more of an ish than 8 but still I try. Couldn't imagine doing it in the evening I'd find way too many excuses and non-important jobs to do like I MUST SORT OUT MY SOCK DRAWER....
Who knew socks were that important?
You always have me laughing Hidden , I'm a real faffer... so have to have everything ready & head out as soon as possible before the socks start to sing to me too!
Definitely morning, but more like the 8-ish time rather than 5:15-ish... need to see the light outside first! When I lived in a warmer country I did get up earlier - the day just seems to call you sooner then...Running in the morning always puts a smile on my face for the rest of the day!
Definitely mornings although around 10:30 for me (I'm a night worker). The after buzz & glow sets me up for the day!
Mornings are the best time for doing any exercises and to start your day
I like to run in the morning but I work nights.. so have to run in the evenings.
7.30 best for me
I love running in the evening, I have just started doing park runs, so I'm beginning to like morning runs more.
It would be interesting to know the number of folk who prefer early morning. There seem to be plenty of very early risers! I definitely prefer morning but not usually before 8! Unfortunately most of my runs during the B&B season are in the afternoons when I am sluggish and tired after a long busy morning.
Why would people bother to vote in a poll about running, on a site about running, to say they hate running?.... There's nowt so queer as folk
I run after work in the evenings during the week. Then Saturday mornings for Parkrun.
Damien
Trainers on...school run...key through door...run, run, run...
Takes me a while to get going now in the mornings, but usually out by mid-day...
Night time.
Nor me. Sadly, not a morning person. : (
I go early, before my brain wakes up and starts screaming.
Definitely mornings! It’s so peaceful early in the day, cooler too and I feel set up for the rest of the day then. I can have run, showered, had breakfast and it’s still not 8.00. Bargain!! So much more day left to enjoy.
Whereas if I am planing to run in the evening, all day I am conscious of it ...thinking I’d better not do too much gardening or it might affect my run..can’t eat too much or it might affect my run...can’t be out for the day too late or it might affect my run.
Nope definitely mornings are best.
If I was asked this question this time last week, I would have definitely said Mornings. I've done nearly all my runs (apart from 1) since week 3 early in the mornings as I found it easier to motivate myself to get out the door.
However on Wednesday I mixed it up a bit and did my W8R1 early evening and it was without doubt the best run I have had to date. I'm going to go for the evening run again tonight to see how I get on and will be back to an early morning run on Sunday.
I think I'm finding pro's and con's with both times of day, so may continue to mix it up a little for a while.
morning, about 9 although I could do it earlier especially if the weather was going to be hot,
Mornings are a killer, nothing in the tank. Evenings a lot easier!
Mornings....deffo xx
Definitely morning for me. Up at 6am and straight outside to run. At the moment the heat later in the day would be an issue.
wish i could run in the morning but the tank is empty! evenings for me.
I wonder how do the evening runners fit both running and dinner at a sensible time into their routine. I usually arrive home between 6 and 7 pm and cannot imagine waiting another near-hour to eat after I have run, and going to bed at a sensible time. So morning it must be.
