Has anyone else noticed an increase in the amount of sleep they need now they are runners? All my life I have only needed 4-6 hours sleep a night, I remember climbing out of my cot in the middle of the night as a toddler, and my Baldy must have the patience of a saint to have lived with me all these years, getting up at 4AM and clonking around the house.....these days I need 7 - 9 hours, and a siesta!
What is going on? I feel like I've lost half my day...... (I'm not new to exercise, only new to running)
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I've always needed lots of sleep but I've never slept well - until running! It does seem to make a big difference. Maybe it's all that fresh air as well?? (I sound like a right old granny!!)
If anything, I sometimes feel that my sleep patterns are worse since I started running. I have always been a very early to bed person -- with the result that I have always been a very early riser!! I too am one who is always well out of bed and on the move by 4AM!!!
I think that as I get older , I am slowly turning into a bird - I go to bed with them and get up with them!!!!!
I cannot imagine what anybody could find to do at home until 11or 12 PM - after a full day???? I am in bed by 8PM - partly out of boredom ( don't watch TV anymore and have discovered that late night computer work is a sure fire way to not be able to go to sleep at all!! ) I used to love the early morning watch (4-8AM) in the Navy - best time of the day at sea!!
Anyway, now that I am running, I have to be up at 4AM to be able to get out the door before sunup in Summer - too hot after that!!!!
I wake after 4-5hrs sleep. But I have an anxiety medical condition which wakes me up early. Strange thing is I go straight off to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow, but I think the anxiety has improved since I started running, I just hope it improves it even more.... I don't think there's any problem with extra sleeping if needed, just not to laze in bed for the sake of it...
I sometimes have an energy surge and want to get moving but also feel very tired at times and as I have time, put on the electric blanket, snuggle up in bed and have an afternoon nap! Think my body is in need of rest so I am just going along with it hoping it will get easier. Also feel that my legs benefit from being kept warm and relaxing the tired muscles!
Wow...that's impressive, and yes physical exercise is perfect for waring you out!! I sleep better after a long run definately, but sadly I haven't had one of those in a while
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I used to love the early morning watch (4-8AM) in the Navy - best time of the day at sea!! 
Is running on not much sleep a good idea?
C25K, hot flushes and sleep
Bad nights sleep
