Waking up is hard to do

I have been in training for almost three weeks now and so far I am doing pretty good at sticking to the training plan. I am finding out that getting up in the morning to run before work is really much harder for me that the actual running. That should not really be a surprise to anyone who has ever seen me in the morning - as you may already know - getting up early has always been hard for me - to say the least! But the bad news is that I have had to cut a few morning runs short so I could still make it to work on time. I am committed to keep it up though, because getting up early is part of the deal for the Big Sur Marathon. According to the website, "bus departures are staggered between 3:45 and 4:45 am" for the starting line... maybe next time I will pick an afternoon marathon!