Sleep--need more?

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Originally Posted by Veronica

I'm a 5th grade teacher with 29 students. My work days are very hectic and can be exhausting. I'm also a triathlete and ultra distance cyclist. I usually get up at 4:20 AM and I go to bed between 7:30 and 8. I do some sort of workout most days - stretching, cycling, running, swimming, weights. I had been trying to get in two workouts a day and beating myself up mentally when I didn't. Work kept getting in the way - papers to grade, lessons to plan, letters to write, projects to create...

I do most of the day to day stuff at home as my honey has a 90 minute commute into the city. Some days some things just don't get done.

I need more sleep after I've weight trained legs. I slept an extra 40 minutes today and got up at 5.

Veronica

I get home from work at 7:00 pm but like you, I must get up at 4:30 am to start the day for my long work commute. However somehow I don't get to bed until close to 11:00 pm..could it because of TE forums? ;)

Never much of a night owl. On weekends, I find out how sleep-deprived I am during the week, when I sleep until 6:30-7:00am. I also am power napping on the bus portion of my commute...which I never did in past decades. During the summer I will naturally get up earlier on weekends to start off cycling earlier.

I am a morning person and prefer to start working in the office at 7:30 or 8:00am. But geez, getting up at 4:30 am for nearly the last 3 years, is a serious stretch for me. Oh well, this is a contract job for me...temporary situation.

The only good thing about this early mornin' risin' is that I can adapt easily to cycling off early in morning for a vacation bike trip. Talk about not wasting vacation time...:)

After my too-hot metric century yesterday (close to bonking), I slept a full 12 hours last night. That's unusual, but apparently it was needed.

It was nice to read all the replies. I have too many freinds with a much less active lifestyle so the rising early daily to either workout or work is not something they can relate to (much less the going to bed early!) Even my friends who may bike or run will defer both of those to sleep in on the weekends. Just cant' do that during the summer w/the Florida heat. "Slept in" til 6 this AM since we were not biking as early. Still wanted more even though lights were out at 10 last night. I think I just really want a day when I don't have to hope out of bed to hit the TM, run, bike or go to work!
Looking forward a bit to football season, good excuse to stay indoors in front of the TV (and occassionaly snooze!).