WIN a Pebble Smartwatch and get set for Darkness Into Light!

Electric Ireland: David

Hi everyone,

Darkness Into Light, a fantastic fundraising event for Pieta House which we're proud to support, is less than two weeks away! It’s a nationwide 5km run/walk (or whatever you fancy!), which commences at 4.15am on Saturday 10th May and takes the participants, literally, from the darkness of the early morning to the light of day.

The number of entries so far is making #DIL2014 the most successful event yet, and to mark the occasion, we are giving away a Pebble Smartwatch - perfect for keeping connected on the go.



To enter, just answer this: Are you a night-owl or are you an early-to-bed person? Could you stay up for a 4.15am walk/run or would you need to set every alarm possible? Let us know below (with accompanying anecdotes if you like).

This competition closes next Tuesday, 6th May, and the winner will be chosen randomly as per our T&C's.

Best of luck!

Ron DMC

Absolutely a night owl. I could stay up until 4.30 no problem. Not sure I'd run all that fast if I did but I'd at least be awake. Good thing the DiL isn't a serious competitive run, I much prefer the idea of a casual community spirited event for that hour of the morning.

Have been working early mornings (7.30ish) the last month or two and even though I'm present and accounted for at that hour, I'm not really functional until about 9 anyway. I always work better in the evenings.

robyn4

I'm definitely a night-owl. Unless I am late and need to catch a bus, I tend to go jogging in the evening! Once I fall asleep it's tough to wake me up! 

surpy

i can stay up late...

Star Lord

Definitely a night owl! I could be tired all day, but when it comes to time to head to bed, I'm usually wide awake and unable to sleep, and then can't get up in the morning!

Entonces

total nightowl...so absolutely wrecked by this time of day zzzzzz

wyrn

I'm a bit of both. Total night owl, completely wired at night, however I do love to have an early night and read until the early hours of the morning.

Thirdfox

Night owl - generally leaving the office late at night anyway so I stay up late to enjoy a bit of "me" time at night

Mr. Muddle

The early bird catches the worm.....

..to put in my tequila

longshanks

Yep, night owl, give me free stuff.

Dozen Wicked Words

Late to bed, early to rise. Children enforce this arrangement quite strictly!

Trev De rev

Bit of both really. Work shift work so my body clock all over the place. Hate sleeping during the day. Plus my daughter Lucia is a early riser so no sleep in mornings

jim_bob

Am a night owl but forced to be an early bird

TheBody

I'm an early bird. I love watching the rising sun in the morning.

weldoninhio

Definitely a night owl, although sometimes the brain doesn't function well at night. I did the North Co Dublin DiL last year. I didn't bring a jacket and decided to leave my hoodie in the car as it was drizzling out and i reckoned it would be better to have something dry to put on after the walk. 

I can safely say that even if you are wearing a bright yellow Electric Ireland Darkness into Light T-Shirt, it doesn't make a drizzly, cold and tired walk any easier that early in the morning. I got home at about 8am the next morning and was never so happy to see my bed.

Inquitus

Night Owl, hate getting out of bed in the morning, procrastinate endlessly when I need to go to bed.

niallb

Early bird these days!
Looking forward to this and to the Tara Dawn run in June.
What else would you be doin' at that hour?

balkieb2002

Fair play to the people performing that early run! Starts at a time I used to go to bed at!

As you can tell I'm definitely a night owl, nearly always stay up till the early hours. Unfortunately as I've had to start getting up at around 6AM for work its not really working out as well as it used too!!

biomed32

I think in life, an alarm clock is always necessary, particularly if you need to be awake, either for a holiday, event, job interview, life changing event or simply a job. 

Although a night owl, I personally will need an alarm clock to get me out of bed but its more of an indication to get going rather then to wake me from a deep slumber. For me it's the anticipation of an event that will keep me awake, the excitement that will keep me awake. It's similar to the childhood memories of waiting for Santa at Christmas and going on your summer holidays. 

2011 was my first Darkness into Light after fundraising for Pieta House as part of the Maynooth Students for Charity: The Galway Cycle. It is an incredible and powerful event and deals with an issue that has touched not only my own life but the lives of so many others. 

unklerosco

There's a 4.15am!  

Cookie_Monster

Nah, I wouldn't stay up but would get up at that hour no problem with just the one alarm, or maybe two

green123

night-owl 

runawaybishop

Early bird when working, night owl at the weekends.

wexdevil

Night owl for sure!

chavezychavez

Night own, I should be cheaper to run for sure. :pac:

ectoraige

Was always a night owl, until children entered the equation. Now all I want to do is sleep, so it's early-to-bed, for me. I'm an awful riser too so I use a phone app for my alarm that make me go downstairs and scan a barcode.

Will definately grab a few hours kip before the Walk-into-light, will be volunteering at it.

dulpit

I operate better by night, but alas I need to get up early for work. All-in-all it's a disaster for me... :pac:

HuntingDrog

Electric Ireland: David wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Darkness Into Light, a fantastic fundraising event for Pieta House which we're proud to support, is less than two weeks away! It’s a nationwide 5km run/walk (or whatever you fancy!), which commences at 4.15am on Saturday 10th May and takes the participants, literally, from the darkness of the early morning to the light of day.

The number of entries so far is making #DIL2014 the most successful event yet, and to mark the occasion, we are giving away a Pebble Smartwatch - perfect for keeping connected on the go.



To enter, just answer this: Are you a night-owl or are you an early-to-bed person? Could you stay up for a 4.15am walk/run or would you need to set every alarm possible? Let us know below (with accompanying anecdotes if you like).

This competition closes next Monday, 5th May, and the winner will be chosen randomly as per our T&C's.

Best of luck! 

I've no choice in the matter really - the Kids decide these things for me these days!
However, I always was an early-to-bed person and an early riser. Can't beat sunshine and peace at 5am on a good Summers morning!

lotsofthegreen

Early Bird ( due to starting work 4am!)

HelenAnne

I am an early bird. Happy to get up for an early morning run, love running to work and seeing the sun come up. Think 4.15 am is early even for me though

touts

My alarm goes off at 5am every morning anyway. This would be just a little earlier :-)

maximoose

Early bird, but I'll be whatever you want me to be for that watch babeh.

68 lost souls

Night owl here but if i was getting up  at 4.15am to do a run Id have to go to bed early and set about 7 alarms as I normally do for work.

Grudle

I'm neither. Would need multiple alarms wihtout snooze function to get me up!

opus

Early bird as it happens but don't like running too early. Think I'll be heading back to bed once the DIL run is over

Princess Peach

Early to bed for sure. Making up for all the hours of sleep lost when I was young

MBSnr

Hmmm. Sometimes one... sometimes the other.... but I need at least 8hrs sleep regardless.

super_furry

Total morning person.

sham69

Early to bed , early to rise person.
In bed before 10pm most nights and up at 6:30am most mornings.
7:30 am at weekends (no lie in, thanks kids....)

NeVeR

I'm early to bed.

I have to be.. up at 6 to walk the dgos before I leave for work.

I just set one alarm and thats enough for me : D

I don't like getting up late.. it's a waste of the day.

jilloherlihy

I absolutely will need an alarm call to get me up! No chance of me staying awake til then! 

I've wanted to do DIL for three years now and I'm delighted I can take part this year in Bray. My birthday falls on the 11th May and DIL was always on the 11th too. I've two small children that would have been very disappointed not to find their Mommy in her bed for 6am birthday presents so I never did it.

I also need a pebble smart watch as I've just started to LOVE running and have amped my runs to 5-6 times a week - the Pebble would look very fancy on my wrist!

Also, It's my birthday on the 11th May!! 

MrVestek

I'm absolutely a night owl. I regularly find myself looking at the clock and saying to myself 'dammit it's 3am and I need to get up for work in a few hours...'. 

Could easily stay awake until 4am to go for a walk. 

Dacelonid

In general, if I have to be up at a certain time (for something other than work  ) I can wake up at whatever time I want without an alarm clock.

Gaspode

Definitely an early bird, I like to have the world ot myself for a while beofre everyone else gets up and runis it for me!

litup

I'm a bit of both depending on how the moods takes me. I went to bed with an alarm set for DIL last year but was a bit slow to get going, so I'm planning on staying up for it this year to see how I get on!

Irlandczyk

As much as I've tried to change it; I'm definitely night owl! I often find myself up at 4:30am without intending to.

Sunny Dayz

Think I'm more of an early bird. But not too early mind you.

I find that I prefer to get up early and get things done. With both myself and husband working full time and our son in school we only can grab a few hours together in the evenings in between chores, cooking, hobbies, tiredness etc. As we don't work weekends, they are ours to do as we wish and I find that we tend to get up early to make the most of the weekend. I find then that I am starting the snooze by 11pm. But we do have the occasional lazy morning, usually in the winter.

AlmightyCushion

Definitely w night owl. I have to set about 50 alarms for work.

radia

Can a bird take catnaps? I tend to sleep when I'm sleepy, and stay awake otherwise. So could go to bed early, late, or somewhere in between.

Gormal

early-to-bed person that on occasion gets infiltrated by the night owl ;)I do get up at unusually early times at the weekend, sigh, but can manage to rouse outta the slumber in the middle of the night for a good reason, although could do with Mr Motivator AFTER my first coffee.........lol

Daemos

Night-owl. Definitely a night-owl. I could stay up until 4am and beyond sometimes, doing nothing but watching DVDs and wasting time on YouTube