Clever hack, that, I wouldn't have thought of it.
Sure, that would work at that time today. It really depends on the day, sometimes I have no time, sometimes I can't get myself to write (if you checked the word count, there were several sprints with 70 or less words, me trying to force myself to write but not succeeding very well), then some days I get a ton written. It's quite erratic, though luckily I haven't run into any big writer's blocks yet with this story. A lot of the competition this year was just trying to avoid elimination, but next year I'll have a study hall and more time to write.
And I would write right when I wake up... but I already have other stuff I do right when I wake up, so that wouldn't quite work out.