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runaroundsue
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 Posted: 11/01/04 - 15:59 Post subject: Has the time change affected
when you run??? now that it is dark for many of you that run after work.....do you change to running in the morning? Run on the treadmill? or run in the dark and hope you don't get hit?
How about those running(or working out 2xday) doubles? do you try to get both in during daylight?
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Cappy
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:00 Post subject:
I get up at 408 during the week all year around, no sun for me
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elkid
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:00 Post subject:
I ran late yesterday morning. It felt very strange to be training in daylight. Truth be told, I prefer to run in the dark. Sunlight bothers my eyes and makes me tired.
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akern
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:01 Post subject:
I'll try to run outside less frequently but will still run in the dark.
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andydp
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:07 Post subject: Re: Has the time change affected
| runaroundsue wrote: | ...run in the dark and hope you don't get hit?
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There are plenty of items people can buy that will help to keep them safer at night. Reflector vests, belts or clothing items are readily available and should be worn so you can be more visible to drivers. I wear a reflector belt whenever visibility is limited.
Please note you can be running with reflective everything on, a strobe light on your head and some moron will still not see you...
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robp
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:07 Post subject:
I'm in the dark whether I'm running or just plodding thru life.
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:11 Post subject:
Somehow I do get up early for the club runs on Saturday morning, and for races. For the week, though, I don't know - I just don't know if I could handle early runs every day. Especially knowing what the traffic will be like when I do leave the house to go work at a later hour.
When I retire, maybe it'll be easy. Not now.
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Cappy
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:18 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: | | I ran late yesterday morning. It felt very strange to be training in daylight. Truth be told, I prefer to run in the dark. Sunlight bothers my eyes and makes me tired. |
Aren't most if not all of your races during the day?
Sunglasses 
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MastrBrewr
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:23 Post subject:
I was able to get a morning run in today with no problem.
I used the time change last year to shift to morning running. I plan to do mostly the same this year.
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:24 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | I'm in the dark whether I'm running or just plodding thru life. |
I run regardless of time/daylight/weather.
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:27 Post subject:
I didn't need a headlight for the ride in this morning. That was  .
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elkid
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:29 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | elkid wrote: | | I ran late yesterday morning. It felt very strange to be training in daylight. Truth be told, I prefer to run in the dark. Sunlight bothers my eyes and makes me tired. |
Aren't most if not all of your races during the day?
Sunglasses |
They all are during the day. That's why I made the distinction of TRAINING in daylight. When the sun's out, I do wear sunglasses. My eyes are just hypersensitive to light; have always been.
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Cappy
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:35 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: |
They all are during the day. That's why I made the distinction of TRAINING in daylight. When the sun's out, I do wear sunglasses. My eyes are just hypersensitive to light; have always been. |
So when you get your race picture taken, you take off your sunglasses? A lot of your race pictures are sans sunglasses
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:39 Post subject:
The sun's setting doesn't impact me; I only run on the treadmill these days.
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elkid
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Posted: 11/01/04 - 16:40 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | So when you get your race picture taken, you take off your sunglasses? A lot of your race pictures are sans sunglasses |
What, are you stalking me?  But yes, when it's cloudy and overcast, I skip the sunglasses (aka when there's no glaring sun) because it gets annoying pushing them up and stuff. There's nothing more annoying than not being able to see through them because it's too dark, except for carrying them in my hand because it's too dark. I think I know the race you're referring to - it was an A to B and it was very cloudy a half hour before the race, so I left the sunglasses in my car at the finish. Of course that meant when I got the start the sun came out. OF course that meant I had a migraine for 4 days postrace as well.
Sun = bad. Cloudy and dark = good. I love doomy and gloomy weather.
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