Its Faster In The Dark
As I work from home I tend to go running during the day, around 1pm. This Saturday however I went out in the dark. Is it just me or does it always seem like you’re going faster when it’s dark? In my cycling days, when I used to go out on my bike after work in the dark I remember that it always felt like I was really moving - I probably wasn’t even doing evens (20mph). Must have been the dynamo powering the lights on my modified Soens track bike.
Anyways, avoiding the wind down on the prom I ran through Hoylake up along Market Street, upto West Kirby, along the prom to the sailing club and back home via Banks Rd. Here’s the map of this straight’ish road circuit. Call it 9km
Start:16:55
Duration:45:47
Distance:9km
Ave speed:11.82
678 kcal
HRmax=169/ave=161
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November 13th, 2007 at 3:51 am
It always feels like you are running faster when it is dark; it’s something to do with how our eyes respond to the lack of light - the imput or something. In the past I’ve run in two midnight races - and I thought I was flying until I looked at my watch! Enjoy reading your blog.
Cheers,
Rods
November 23rd, 2007 at 1:42 pm
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