Last week, at the start of Fitness Phase 2, I decided that I’d try getting up earlier in the morning so I’d have more time to do stuff. After about 10.30pm there’s nothing interesting on TV (apart from Lateline maybe) so there’s not much point staying up. I figured that I’d start getting up at 6 and go to bed around 10.30 and see how that worked out.

The plan was to do some exercise in the morning before going in to work, but I’ve been a bit knackered so I usually just go straight in to work, arriving around 7am. It sounds crazy, but the plus side is that I can clock off around 4pm, exercise then instead and still be home at a reasonable hour.

It’s all been working out well so far, and I’m slowly getting used to crawling out of bed at that hour. This morning was the first time I managed to do some morning exercise as I went for my short run again. I put the iPod Shuffle on the arm-band and off I went. It’s pretty nice being out and about at that hour, with the sun low in the sky and some classical music for company. There’s a surprising number of people around as well, with lots of chicks doing their power-walking and a group of dog owners chatting while their pets ran around barking at each other. I could get used to this.

Oh yeah, the run was the same as Tuesday. About 10mins, 2 laps, average lap time of 4:45. I’ll take the MTB out tonight to measure the loop if I get time.

Wk 2: R: 3.2km – W: 2 sessions