{"id":12301,"date":"2024-09-13T10:48:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=12301"},"modified":"2024-09-13T10:48:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:48:15","slug":"wake-up-and-run-before-the-sunrise-in-nyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wake-up-and-run-before-the-sunrise-in-nyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake Up and Run Before the Sunrise in Nyon"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

This morning I got up at 4am to go for a run with strangers in Nyon. The meeting time was 05:10 and the run\/jog\/walk began at 05:30. Before the run Activ Fitness gave us a warm up workout that I followed half-heartedly. I had already walked 3km so my body was warm. I now needed to remain warm before the run itself.<\/p>\n

For some people the idea of getting up at 4am to run at 0530 is an absurd one. They would prefer to sleep. In reality I think that waking at 0400 is easier because that’s where I am in a light sleep phase, so if I wake up then I’m fine. It’s if I wake at 0600 or so that I may struggle, because that’s when I might be in a deeper sleep phase. In either case I woke quite easily ahead of this run.<\/p>\n

As I walked 3km from home to the centre of Nyon I was worried that my body would not be happy. I was worried that my knees may hurt, and my desire to stop would be strong. In the end I ran my fastest 5k.<\/p>\n

It took some discipline. I felt that I wanted to go faster, to keep up with the front of the group but I knew that if I did I would burn out, so I forced myself to slow down, and that paid off. I walked when going up one or two hills, to save my knees, and to give myself a little bit of a rest. Despite slowing down those two or three times I kept pace with the group I was in.<\/p>\n

There was a moment when I was in between two groups so I was running alone. I considered slowing down, to let a slower group catch up, and run with them but the group that was in front of me slowed down on the hills so I caught up. There were moments when I was happy to have a flashlight but for the most part I did not need it. I needed it when we were crossing the wooded part but for the rest it was extra weight.<\/p>\n

During the run I thought, "I prefer cycling to running", because I am used to cycling, and with cycling I might be slower than others for some parts but I know that I have the endurance. With running this was a first group run. I didn’t know how I would do. Recently I have been running 3km, not five, so this loop was slightly bigger than my usual runs. If I had not listened to my rational side I would have sped up to keep up with others and burned out and had to walk or limp to the end. <\/p>\n

I felt okay during the entire run although I did keep having to think "Don’t give up, don’t stop running" as I could feel my legs request that I stop running. I’m fine with cycling for an hour or two, and hiking, but running builds up lactic acid and my legs ask to rest. As I write this I can feel the lactic acid in my calfs. I need to take it easy for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

And Finally<\/h2>\n

Some people would hate the idea of getting up so early and others would hate the idea of doing sports at that time of day but I was fine with it. I think it would have been more fun with a group because then breakfast would be convivial. I considered sitting at the Chateau de Nyon balcony to watch the sun rise but when I saw that it was overcast over the Alps I walked home and thought, "I should organise Sunrise run events". You would run a five kilometre loop and within twenty minutes of finishing you would watch the sunrise.<\/p>\n

I could have stayed around longer this morning but felt that if I waited too long to go home I would be cold.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed this experience enough to sign up to do it again next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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