I am the ultimate non-early bird.  I once broke my toe while in grad school because I had such a hard time waking up I had put my alarm clock in a whole different room.

That said, I was out of bed at 5 am to run this morning.  How did I do this?

1) A good alarm.  I use my blackberry.

2) A routine.  I lay my running gear out the night before.

3) Something to help get me going.  In my case, a timer on the coffee pot so that it starts brewing right at 5.  I drink a cup while warming up.

4) Feedback.  When I get finished, I stretch, eat breakfast and prepare my running log.

I started doing this probably in July.  It was hard, but it's routine now.  I even get up early on the weekends to get my runs in before anyone else gets up.