Running in the morning

I mostly like trail/fell running but often organised runs such as races and social runs take place in the mornings. No matter what time I go to bed and wake up I just struggle in the mornings to properly wake up and feel like I have the energy to get going. Everything feels a bit too demanding to begin with, making breakfast, feeding and walking the dog, ensuring I've been to the toilet enough so that I won't have issues mid-run, cleaning myself fully after using the toilet, my body coming to terms with the temperature, packing my running pack, getting the car out of the garage and driving for over an hour. Any one else have these issues that others seem to be okay with? 

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  • I don't do mornings, especially mornings before the say is in double figures.

    I think the only reason for mornings is to stop night and afternoon bumping into each other. I could even begin to fathom getting up and doing exercise at the crack of sparrowfart. It takes me a couple of hours to get myself ready for anything more than coffee when I get up. The more things I have to do the worse it is and I tend to be late and it puts the rest of the day out of whack.

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  • I don't do mornings, especially mornings before the say is in double figures.

    I think the only reason for mornings is to stop night and afternoon bumping into each other. I could even begin to fathom getting up and doing exercise at the crack of sparrowfart. It takes me a couple of hours to get myself ready for anything more than coffee when I get up. The more things I have to do the worse it is and I tend to be late and it puts the rest of the day out of whack.

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