Early morning runs - a waste?

[Swoop]

Righto now the mornings are a bit warmer!
If I want to up my mileage a bit I could get up early like 5.30am and do an easy 5 miler before getting home, showered and off to work. What I want to know is does anyone else do this and would it be of more/less benefit than staying in bed and resting. Are they just junk miles?
Ta

When I was a roadrunner and doing 100 miles a week I ran 6 miles every weekday at 6.20am.
Often in the dark. I then did another run, session or race in the evening. It certainly worked for me.
It might be tough when you start but you will soon get into a routine.

[Divot]

Sorry all, not for me! It's my worst time as it takes me AGES to get going properly. I see it in my run times too as they're much slower as opposed to afternoon/evening. Nice time of year for it I know but I need to be up 'n' about for at least an hour before. Everyone's different I guess....

Makes the prep for morning races "interesting" I must say....

I'm a morning person and fundamentally like running early, but I agree with the above. I find it very hard to do quality sessions unless I've been out of bed and am completely "warmed up" for at least 90 minutes (and I'm not getting up at 4am to be ready for 5.30!) I agree there's no such thing as junk miles, though, but on days where I want to run quality sessions or really push myself (intervals, etc.), I either run again later in the day or leave the session until evening.

[Graeme]

I tend to run in the mornings more often than not. It's the only time I'll run. Plus you get things like the dawn chorus to listen to, and all manner of other wildlife. Enjoyed early winter mornings, I'd have owls for company

[daz h]

if you can get up early , its truly the best time to run
when my sleep pattern is all to cock i love nothing more than running at 3/4/5 am in a morning , done lots of my tempo runs , shorter but quicker.

I keep badgering AJ to get a dog so that i can take it for an early run which would be perfect

but its hard work to do it day in day out

[AJ...]

I keep badgering AJ to get a dog

Oh, sorry, I thought you said you wanted a badger for when we go dogging.

[daz h]

Oh, sorry, I thought you said you wanted a badger for when we go dogging.

oh yeah i forgot dear
we havnt been to that lay by for a few months
god can you remember you got your stockings trapped in the car door

[clodhopper]

Now there's a thought. A forum dogging meet. Anybody care to name a time and place

[rossendalemark]

It would have to be on top of a fell somewhere.

[Tussockface]

Would it be covered by FRA rules? And would safety kit be mandatory?

[Huwski]

Oh, sorry, I thought you said you wanted a badger for when we go dogging.