Today was okay... Not amazing, but do-able, so I'm happy.
BUT I go back to university today, and though I can't wait to be back, I'm worried. Recently I've been sleeping 11-7, running, then going to work. At uni my sleeping hours are more like 3-10 and I drink far more. I'm worried about not being able to complete the programme 
Drink a lot less at uni and go to bed earlier, then.
Its all about mojo, if you want to do something enough you'll find away to do it.
Rach - it's all in your own control. If you want to do it, you will!
I think you know what's best for you - and you CAN do it.
Just an aside... why are you at uni? If it's to have 3 years of socialising, then just take a loan from somewhere and have a year or 3 out. If it's to study, then "study". What does it matter what others are doing? You've seen how motivating it can be to set yourself a challenge and work towards it. Have the same approach to your studies and I can assure you that you will enjoy it a whole lot more, get more out of it and be able to present yourself as much more employable at the end.
Lecture over, sorry! Just think how smug you'd feel if you'd been for a run before your first lecture - and you'll find out soon just how good running is for clearing your head of stress and pressure. You CAN do it, you won't be alone as a student wanting to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and we're behind you.
Rach. Running will give you extra energy and will also destress you so.......... 1 you can do it and 2 you will do it but only if YOU want it. I work up to 52 hrs per week and still find time to run. So I'm sure you can if you want it badly enough. And drink water instead lol 
J
The obvious answer is to drink less and sleep more, and that is going to be better for youR mind and body, BUT the other option is to do it anyway: I've got a couple of friends in their late twenties (so slower to recover than you, I suspect) who run regularly and race half marathons and still party like students and overdo booze, cigarettes and caffeine.
I definitely drink less when I'm running though; just makes me feel so sludgy in the morning, and being drunk doesn't seem worth a sh*tty run anymore - but maybe I'm just getting old.
Just keep on doing what you're doing - would it be worth drinking less on your pre-run days so you wake with a clear head instead of feeling grotty? Motivation wise, for me I felt that the W5R3 was the big one - it's the point at which you really start to believe you can complete the program, and getting out for a run seems much easier.
Wk3R1 done - tired but happy!
Wk6R3 done. Stiff knee after rest.
W5R1 - alone but enjoyable
W5R1 Quietly Contented!
W5R1 complete but exhausted!
