I got out the door just on 6am, sans iPod (for safety reasons - it's better to be able to hear traffic/other people etc pre-dawn. Don't want any crazies springing a surprise attack on me ;-P). Firstly, birds are freaking noisy at that time of the morning! Secondly, I was astounded by the number of people that were out and about - I passed two large groups of runners with about 30-odd people each (they move fast!), as well as quite a lot of individuals or pairs. Plenty of cyclists too. Not to mention the amount of traffic.
Pros:
- There's something about the crispness of the early morning air that is rather appealing and invigorating
- Less people around (despite the fact that there were more people out than I expected)
- Being able to watch the sun rise. Although I had to turn my back on it before it had risen to the point where I could see it this morning, the sky was beautiful, and the sun will rise earlier the closer we get to summer
- While still pre-dawn, it's quite nice to be able to look around and see all the stars and the city lights. I often wondered what night running would be like - I guess this is much the same
- Getting a run out of the way early means you have the rest of the day to get other stuff done
- The cold air gives me earache (although that should be easily fixed with a headband or ear-covering hat)
- Having to get up super early and drag myself outo of my nice, warm, cosy bed
- Going to bed earlier to counter that early morning rise
- I think I'm happy (at this stage at least) continuing to run by myself. The lone runner ;-) Seeing those groups out this morning kind of sealed the deal for me. I wouldn't be able to keep up with their pace.
- Early morning running is something I will continue to do, but not for every run. Variation is good, right?
As for entering events, I'm still undecided. Probably not at this stage, might leave it for now. Might change my mind again tomorrow. Is it weird that I like to run alone, but want to enter events with a friend? Do I need people I know cheering me on at the end, or should I just pretend the strangers are cheering for me? Do other runners do that?
In other news, I have completed one Rossling sock and am up to the ankle band on the second sock, and I managed to knit half the sleeves on my Bellevue sweater yesterday. If I put in some hard yards knit-wise, I might actually make the deadline. Then again, I may just be kidding myself... I have until 11am Monday to get them across the 'finish line'. Challenge accepted ;-)
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