RECAP (10/14-10/20)
Monday – 75 minute yoga class
Tuesday – 3 miles (Marathon Sports Mashpee run club)
It’s dark when we run now so we’ve stocked up on our “night running” gear!
Wednesday – 75 minute yoga class
Thursday – none
So I actually got up early to run (thanks to Kellie!), but when I realized how dark it was at 5:45am I got a little too freaked out to go! More on that in another post…
Friday – 3 mile run (Marathon Sports Pub Run!)
Our local running store holds the occasional “Pub Run” we basically all go out for a group run and then go to the bar next door and the running store (or sponsor if there was one at the run) buys pizzas and the first rounds of drinks!
Saturday – none
Sunday – 11 miles
Weekly Mileage – 17 miles
2014 Mileage – 561 miles
OVERALL
My 2 short runs during the week felt great, so I was really hoping for a good long run this weekend so I’d feel a little bit better about my brutal 20 miler last weekend, but no such luck. My 11 miles felt sluggish and heavy, so frustrating!
Not totally running related, but we took Madison to the beach this week and she just loved it! We took a ton of pictures, but this is one of my favorites…
Live, Run, Grow 
I have a running hat with a blinking light on the back that I love, and a lot of reflective gear. I also always check in with someone else at home before I leave and give them a specific time to expect me back (or check in by text if no one else is home). I HATE running without some sort of background to distract me, but music blocks out too much noise, so I listen to audiobooks during dark runs – I can still hear cars, bikes, etc over the narrator.
Good point on the audio books vs. music and checking in with someone is definitely a great safety precaution!
Please immediately go read my post I just posted. It is uncanny how we are thinking the same things. Nike just put out a whole bunch of really great (but stupidly expensive) glow in the dark running items!
I am not sure why but I have always felt that dark in the morning is safer than dark at night, even though I’m sure that is malarky. Anyway, so I usually wear as much reflective gear as I can and go in the morning (Though I have been out of this habit for a while now and am not sure if I will be able to get back in it)…
Can’t wait to read your post about this to get some good ideas!
P.S. I do love evening/dark runs around the holidays and looking at all the beautiful old Charleston homes decorated for Christmas!
New Balance makes a lot of great reflective/ glow stuff too that I really like! So much awesome running stuff and so little money! : (
I’d say be lit up like a Christmas tree, but even with all the safety gear, I’m too scared to run in the dark.
Yeah, honestly as much reflective/ lighted stuff I have on I’m still sort of freaked out to go alone…with a group I’m fine though!
That is such an awesome picture of you and Maddie! I never run in the dark, so I’m afraid I’m not much help. But I would like to hear other people’s tips!
Thanks, I love the picture of Madison too! And post with lots of running int he dark tips coming soon!
I’m am glad that the ungodly hour I have to get up/leave for work could be beneficial to someone! 🙂
Haha, we’re going to have to try again this week!