I'm sure lots of you guys do this, but I had just never thought of it before...
This is the time of year where my motivation to get out the door after work for a run just falls off the face of the earth. Cold, chilly air: I'm perfectly fine with. It's the pitch black, can't see your hand in front of your face nights that just kill me! I live in farmland Lancaster, PA and while I have loads of great rural roads for running, there are no street lights (obviously) to show me my way, only the mercy of the phases of the moon. While it's certainly serene out there at night, it's down right dangerous. I've had several near-miss falls in ditches along the side of roads, twisted ankles in pot holes, and frequently seem to land my shoes squarely in piles of horse manure in my travels. Cars also fly on these back roads. Of course I wear a reflectant vest, etc., but I still feel like I'm risking my life with each nightly outing.
So as I gear myself up for last night's run, it dawn on me that I had bought a headlamp several years ago for late night surf fishing excursions. I straped on my Petzl and went my run....
Wow! I'll never run again at night without it! I felt like a blind man who regained his vision! Cars slowed for me, horse dung was avoided, it was awesome! It was also just really cool visually with the LED light, like running in a bubble is the best way I could describe it! My motivation is back!
"Set your gear shift to the high gear of your soul,
you got to run like an antelope, out of control!"
This is the time of year where my motivation to get out the door after work for a run just falls off the face of the earth. Cold, chilly air: I'm perfectly fine with. It's the pitch black, can't see your hand in front of your face nights that just kill me! I live in farmland Lancaster, PA and while I have loads of great rural roads for running, there are no street lights (obviously) to show me my way, only the mercy of the phases of the moon. While it's certainly serene out there at night, it's down right dangerous. I've had several near-miss falls in ditches along the side of roads, twisted ankles in pot holes, and frequently seem to land my shoes squarely in piles of horse manure in my travels. Cars also fly on these back roads. Of course I wear a reflectant vest, etc., but I still feel like I'm risking my life with each nightly outing.
So as I gear myself up for last night's run, it dawn on me that I had bought a headlamp several years ago for late night surf fishing excursions. I straped on my Petzl and went my run....
Wow! I'll never run again at night without it! I felt like a blind man who regained his vision! Cars slowed for me, horse dung was avoided, it was awesome! It was also just really cool visually with the LED light, like running in a bubble is the best way I could describe it! My motivation is back!
"Set your gear shift to the high gear of your soul,
you got to run like an antelope, out of control!"