4:30am wake-up call.

I am not a morning person. In the past, I would head to bed early in hopes of waking up early for exercise, reading or whatever activity was looming. Although marathon training has curved the habits considerably! The urgency to fit my workouts in is at the highest priority. I don't accept excuses of time constraints, work, or weather.

For instance, I have new hire surgical training this week at the office. The training starts at 7:30 and I need to arrive at the office at 7am. We usually run later in the day, and have group dinners after work. Two days in a row, I have gone to bed around 9pm, to arrive at 5am at Planet Fitness.

Yes, I am bragging about my accomplishment. It's working out really well though...(besides the direct conflict with a 20 something lifestyle social life schedule) When I squeeze my workout in the morning, I don't feel like marathon training has taken over my life. Not that I don't love training...because I do!