At the time I was training for a marathon, and while I would normally schedule several days a week for lunch runs-a perk that comes with the job here at Runner’s World-my afternoons had been tied up with other tasks. How Running Can Help Improve Your Sleep QualityĪny time I vowed to wake up, get a run in, telling myself I’d feel great the rest of the day, I would either turn off the alarm, or I’d groggily stumble out of bed and run the equivalent of “junk miles” during a crappy outing.īut when work and my personal life started conspiring against me, it made my typical routines crumble.