I did it for the first time the other night, I took a LED flashlight and duct tape it to a plastic potato chip bag clip and clipped it to the brim of my cap pointed towards the ground, worked pretty well but had lots of police cruisers followin me around. never seen anyone do this myself but think i might start doin it more often. anyone else try this?
I used to do it a lot in the summer after worked ( I worked until 10 or 11pm at a restaurant). Was really nice with the cool weather. Ran some nice tempos. I live in a pretty rural area so cars aren't a big deal.
NightRunner1 wrote:
anyone else try this?
All the time. Summer night runs are particularly enjoyable. I doubt I'd like them nearly as much if my night vision wasn't good, though. The only time I've ever needed a flashlight has been in woodsy, rural areas.
yes sir.
I run without any light, for fast runs only on a paved bike path w/o intersections (dark, but you get used to it), easy runs I also cruise through residential areas. you can't really run fast there, lots of intersections and the sidewalks are sometimes uneven. the headlamp business has its downsides, you won't see anything outside the light cone. I stopped doing trailruns at night after I fell (my headlamp was crap, so I'm not saying it's not doable).
I do but don’t need a light. It takes a few runs to get used to the feeling of running in the dark. After that I really prefer to run in the dark. Eventually I have to run in the daytime and that takes a few runs to get used to as well. I never prefer to run in the daytime but I don’t normally have a lot of choice in the matter. I usually try to imagine I’m in Chapter 20 “Night Run” of On e a Runner and really cool instead of lame. Good times.
redux wrote:
I do but don’t need a light. It takes a few runs to get used to the feeling of running in the dark. After that I really prefer to run in the dark. Eventually I have to run in the daytime and that takes a few runs to get used to as well. I never prefer to run in the daytime but I don’t normally have a lot of choice in the matter. I usually try to imagine I’m in Chapter 20 “Night Run” of On e a Runner and really cool instead of lame. Good times.
yeah i don't usually need a light either, I'll run in the more residential part of town where there are the most street lights but the negative part of that is the scenery isn't as nice.. If I want to run at night and be more in nature then I think I'm going to need to use the headlamp which is what I did the other night along this paved trail by the lake, well worth it but I think most people in my town including the cops definitely seemed "curious".
I have started rotating my runs, sometimes when the sun is just coming up and sometimes after sundown, both have their perks and negatives. :)
NightRunner1 wrote:
I did it for the first time the other night, I took a LED flashlight and duct tape it to a plastic potato chip bag clip and clipped it to the brim of my cap pointed towards the ground, worked pretty well but had lots of police cruisers followin me around. never seen anyone do this myself but think i might start doin it more often. anyone else try this?
no, too much random crime , and if the police see you running , they will beat you silly.
I would say that in the winter most of my runs are run at night, and during the summer maybe a quarter of them are. I only use a red light, blinking in the back and a little LED red headlamp in the front - just so i can be seen by motorists. I don't like to be confined to a cone of light. My run area is residential, a splendid little area, mostly with streetlights but some sections along the park that are dark. It's a blast, and i run mostly in the street when it's dark.
Oh yea. I run on rail trails to avoid traffic, using knuckle lights so I can see where I am going.
NightRunner1 wrote:
I did it for the first time the other night, I took a LED flashlight and duct tape it to a plastic potato chip bag clip and clipped it to the brim of my cap pointed towards the ground, worked pretty well but had lots of police cruisers followin me around. never seen anyone do this myself but think i might start doin it more often. anyone else try this?
Why yes I do. Where do you run? Perhaps I will join you.
Dr. Acula wrote:
NightRunner1 wrote:
I did it for the first time the other night, I took a LED flashlight and duct tape it to a plastic potato chip bag clip and clipped it to the brim of my cap pointed towards the ground, worked pretty well but had lots of police cruisers followin me around. never seen anyone do this myself but think i might start doin it more often. anyone else try this?
Why yes I do. Where do you run? Perhaps I will join you.
central minnesota
having a job = running at night for months straight
Kvothe wrote:
having a job = running at night for months straight
Do they not have mornings in your timezone?
weird statement wrote:
Kvothe wrote:
having a job = running at night for months straight
Do they not have mornings in your timezone?
not light yet
I jog home from the bar every night boyo
Having a job and kids = lots of night or early morning runs. I run in our neighborhood without a headlight and on the SRT in Philly because it has lights. Anywhere else I like to use a headlamp moreso for traffic to see me but also to spot the occasional pothole. I used to bike commute in the dark all the time. That’s far more of an experience especially out on rural roads with deers, racoons, squirrels, etc.
Love running at night here in Northern Virginia.
I run a vast majority of my miles in the dark, but in the morning, not night.
Why don't you just buy a headlamp? 120-150 lumens is alright for running total darkness, such as in the forest. I live in Germany and in winter it gets dark around 4:30 pm, plus it's always heavily overcast or raining, accentuating the darkness. Most of my runs from late October to early March are at night.
I much prefer the day. I don't like running when it's dark. I especially like to run when it is sunny. How could anyone prefer otherwise? Also, are you not worried about falling over something when it's literally dark? It's a burden I prefer to avoid.