Hello
Just wondering how people prepare for running in the morning.
So far I mostly run after work but it would be a lot more convenient to run as soon as I get up but I wouldn't want to eat before running nor drink lots but I am pretty sure running on empty and dehydrated would be a bad idea. Any ideas appreciated.
I run as soon as I get up. 2 glasses of water and off I go!
Home, shower, branflakes and milk (yummy) banana, dressed and off to work. Perfect!
Two cups of tea in bed from the Teasmade; then out for a run. Back to shower, fruit and cereal breakfast.
This is actually a major advance for me - when I started I was too embarrassed to run in daylight at all.
Set alarm for 5.45am, get changed, have a drink and a quick wee and off I go at 5.55am, do my run then back into a nice shower, get dressed - then wake 3yr old, dress her then I eventually get some breakfast at 9.30am at work!!!
Now you just have to remember that I'm not as young as many of you!! I like to have my cup of green T and banana, glass of water, wee then off I gooooooo. Home, shower, cereal and another couple of cups of T. The rest of the day takes care of its self.
I run first thing too - normally wait till it's just light then set off along deserted paths.
I don't eat or drink anything beforehand, and feel more comfortable like that.
I am an early morning runner, glass of water, blood pressure tablets and off me and hubby go. With spring round the corner we have seen some lovely sun rises over the last 9 months since we started the C25K . Pat 
Similar to all of the above - 2 glasses of water and go. I can run up to one hour with no food since the previous evening, but once over that distance I'll replace on glass of water with a smoothie or a small banana,
I've only in week 5 of the Couch to 5k plan but I'm quickly finding habits that suit me best.
Those are running in the morning, and on an empty stomach. I find running more difficult on an evening after work and just start to feel nauseous if I eat anything first.
Different strokes for different folks
Thank you all. It seems like just some water then 5.45 Wednesday morning here I come!
I run home from work for my three days, which judging from the above makes me the odd one out! I manage by having my lunch at about 2:30 so by 5 I'm still not hungry, but I can run.....
I always run badly in the afternoon (2 bad runs out of 2) so morning is my preferred time. Unlike others, though, I always have breakfast (porridge and banana +tea, or sometimes a little toast and fruit). Then I get the kids out to school, put my shoes on and go. I think I leave it just long enough to need the breakfast. I couldn't face running before brekkie - just wouldn't have my head together!
Good luck - Ann
I seem to be the odd one out here - any time I've tried morning running (at weekends) I've ended up with a migraine later in the day which has forced me to go to bed to sleep it off. I'm now cautiously optimistic that I MAY have traced what was causing that (dehydration - such that water alone, even before a run, didn't help - I need lots of homemade sugary salty sports drink before, during and after), but I still haven't dared venture out again any earlier than late afternoon.
I'm envious of those of you who can just get up and go - I can really imagine how it must set you up for the day. But it doesn't seem to work for me. 
Alarm is set for 5am and I'm out within 15 minutes, a few sips of water suffice.
Two cups of coffee, a banana (or this morning a Peppa Pig fromage frais), a wee, a faff with contact lenses and finding the right socks and checking my phone is charged, a visit to the bathroom for 'regular daily health' (ahem!), more faffing with lipsyl, my MP3 player, another wee and off I go 
If I plan to run in the evening, I am too tired/lazy/busy, or it's too dark/cold/miserable. I wimp out much more in the evening, so I'm better off just going in the morning.
Lovely Sunday Morning Run
First Morning Run Tomorrow!! 
Frosty morning run - W6R3
