--- title: "Five tricks to get up and run no matter what" published: 2015-10-09 updated: 2026-08-04 category: "Consejos para empezar" source: "https://dev-abp.massivoai.com/en/articles/cinco-trucos-para-levantarse-a-correr-si-o-si" --- # Five tricks to get up and run no matter what Consistency is the key to a runner's success. And this doesn't mean being a runner who wins every race, but one who achieves their own goals, whether it's running five minutes straight or completing an ultramarathon. Below we give you some tricks to not fail in your attempt to escape bed and go for a run. 1. Put your alarm clock far away. Far enough that you have to get out of bed to turn it off. And maximum volume helps too. Most of the times I fail to wake up is because I didn't even notice when the alarm went off and I turned it off. It was such an easy task to do that I did it without waking up. I'm serious. Then I get up (already late, what's the point) and I get angry at the phone for not having gone off. My wife confirms that yes it did go off, and that I turned it off. **The trick that always works is putting the phone far away, at least two meters.** That way I force myself to get out of bed to turn off the alarm, and that's enough to wake me up "for real". 2. Get up and get dressed. So the alarm goes off and we swat at it to silence it. The next 10 seconds determine whether we complete the workout or fail miserably. Those are the seconds when sleep wants to embrace us again and the blankets feel more soothing than ever. Outside it's cold, maybe it's drizzling or simply the bed is hugging us too tightly. And it's under those delicious sensations that we must make a key decision: stay there "five more minutes" (read: one more hour and fail the workout) or abandon that bed of delight and sweet sleep to venture into the cold morning and suffer running. **The trick is this: get up, put on your running shoes, shorts, and shirt**. Just do it. After that, if you want, go back to bed, cover yourself, and keep sleeping with your sports clothes on. But most likely, already dressed and with your shoes on, you'll decide to go for a run. This works 99% of the time, but I can't deny that once or twice I've slept in a Dry Fit shirt. 3. Prepare your uniform the night before. And leave it nearby on a chair or on your nightstand. This will serve a double purpose: first, it prepares us mentally for the next day's workout, we're already mentally prepared to wake up early and run. Second, **it's motivating to open your eyes and see that you already have everything ready to go**. Plus, this way getting dressed will be faster and easier. 4. Write a motivational phrase. And leave it nearby, on your nightstand or next to your alarm clock. It can be any phrase, but something meaningful, something that will "get to you" and get you out of bed. It could be something very personal, that reminds you why you're training; something like "Here's the Boston Marathon, are you coming for it or will you stay there sleeping?" Or something like "your dreams come true outside on the street, not there in bed, get up!". Who knows!, whatever it is, it's very personal. It could even be an image, a medal, whatever. But **something we see as soon as we open our eyes and motivates us to go out.** 5. Go to bed early. Maybe this advice is too obvious, and much easier said than done, but come on, it has to be on the list. Sometimes we have no choice but to stay up for some important reason, but it also happens that we fall asleep later than we should just to watch a movie we've already seen seven times. Especially before key workouts (like a long run or speed work) **it's a good idea to plan your evening routine** in advance so you can get to bed without delays or too much fuss. The next day everything will be easier. Good night! A Buen Paso uses [Massivo](https://massivoai.com), the event-registration platform that powers this article.