I did it!

After countless failed attempts of getting up early to go for a run, today I did it! I set the alarm for 5.00 am so I could get up and fit in an 8k run before 6.00 am. I started to hear the birds come alive around 4.00 am and when the alarm finally went off at 5.00 am, I snoozed it via my husband. The alarm is on his side of the bed and he unconsciously snoozed it on my behalf based on my past practice. For the next 10 minutes I dozed on and off and debated with some internal force was winning in the fight to stay in bed. It is quite amusing when I look back at how the mind has an internal struggle or battle with itself on what part is going to win out in either getting the body out of bed or staying and sleeping for another hour.

Well, I don't remember exactly what put me over the edge for getting out of bed but I did it. I was able to get everything on and ready in 5 minutes flat, including brushing the teeth and was out the door by 5.15 am. I was determined to get at least 7k in regardless so off I went. Since the birds were so alive this morning, I decided I would try listening to them this morning and in the end had a great 7.5k run. I was back just after 6 am and quickly got into my usual morning routine of getting myself and the girls ready for the day. When I got back just after 6 much to my surprise, my husband greeted me already showered and fully dressed to go to work. This would mean he got up just after me; which is not like him. I asked why he got up early and he said that he heard the garage door open (I didn't want to leave the front door open, so I put the house keys in the garage) and he thought that maybe I was closing it after it being open all night. Let's just say he has a bad habit of forgetting to close the garage door. Anyway, he felt guilty enough to arouse him from his slumbar and figured he might as well start his day early. Hopefully he is not cursing me tonight for getting him up so early. I was hoping that running in the morning would free me up tonight to take the girls to the park but now it is raining and it will be an indoors evening. Oh well, can't control everything.