Hgh addict wrote:
It actually feels FASTER in the dark wrote:
Hardloper wrote:
It's fine for easy runs but it's difficult to get in quality fast running when it's dark. There's evidence that you perceive paces as harder in the dark due to lower visibility.
More speculation from a guy afraid of the dark who has probably never tried to run fast after sundown.
I don't think you realise how stupid you are
I'm an old guy whose speed has slowly vanished away with each succeeding decade. Once I was pretty fast. About being able to run faster in the dark is of course not true, but one thinks that the darkness aids speed because we lose sight of what we are passing as we run. Without that frame of reference we feel that we are running much faster than we really are.
When I was living in a well lit suburban community I once read of a man who lived in a rural area who stopped running in the dark because he literally ran into deer too often. That brought a chuckle. Not long afterwards I was running a dark park near a forest and I almost ran into a deer, quite a large buck at that. The deer and I were equally spooked.
malmo wrote:
This is what Goatman Road looked like, literally.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/11ta7aq.jpg
I work full time and have 3 kids so will get out whenever I can. It's dark when I get to work and dark when I leave at this time of year. I use a headtorch am happy to do any session in the dark. If I'm doing something fast I'll make sure the ground isn't too rough. I often do off road tempos in the dark without problems. I'd rather run in the light but would much rather outside in the dark than on a treadmill.
I can understand there are safety reasons depending on where you run, particularly for women but if you're making any other excuse you're just soft.
crybaby wrote:
malmo wrote:
This is what Goatman Road looked like, literally.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/11ta7aq.jpg
So you wadnt scared o meetin the Goatman malmo?
No wonder you had an epiphany. You knew the Goatman prefered young flesh to old. Adrenaline is a wonderful motivator and he couldn't catch you. Others weren't so lucky.
I live in two states and I don’t like running after dark in either place. My home town has cougars. The 4-legged kind. My (hopefully) temporary other city has drive-by shootings. Daylight is my friend in both.
It's obvious that you're a clueless man. I'm a woman and I can tell you I will never run in the dark again. I've had way too many creepy things happen to me in the dark and while running to combine the two. Just during a short 5 minute walk from the train station to my apartment in the dark I had a man try to follow me home. I've had men I pass in the park during my runs look me up and start following me on Strava - I made my account friends only recently when that option became available because of this. I've had men drive alongside me during my run and try to talk to me. How many women have you heard of being assaulted on runs during the day time? Sometimes these are just crimes of opportunity - maybe the perpetrator wasn't out looking to assault someone but realized they had a relatively risk free opportunity. Just not worth it to me. I'm either running in daylight or running on the treadmill.
male privilege wrote:
It's obvious that you're a clueless man. I'm a woman and I can tell you I will never run in the dark again. I've had way too many creepy things happen to me in the dark and while running to combine the two. Just during a short 5 minute walk from the train station to my apartment in the dark I had a man try to follow me home. I've had men I pass in the park during my runs look me up and start following me on Strava - I made my account friends only recently when that option became available because of this. I've had men drive alongside me during my run and try to talk to me. How many women have you heard of being assaulted on runs during the day time? Sometimes these are just crimes of opportunity - maybe the perpetrator wasn't out looking to assault someone but realized they had a relatively risk free opportunity. Just not worth it to me. I'm either running in daylight or running on the treadmill.
Bob Sacamano the fake one wrote:
There are constantly posts asking about how to avoid running in the dark while working full time. I truly don't understand this. I've been a 4:00 am runner for over 2 decades, and I think it's great. Go for a run under the stars while the world is quiet, clear your head before heading to work, enjoy that satisfied post- workout feel all day...greatness.
Why are so many of you scared of the dark?
Because the night is dark and full of terrors
Coach J46 wrote:
For a decade I ran in the dark and enjoyed it immensely. I lived in a suburban town in which the roads were choked with traffic from 7 AM (or before) through the evening. When I ran between 4:30 AM and 5:30 AM the streets were like a ghost town. Visibility was good as there were many street lights. Fast forward to a decade ago. My new home is far away from any metropolis. The streets are extremely dark and the major roads have either no shoulder or a very narrow one, totally the opposite of where I once lived. I never run early mornings as it is now dangerous.
Also, early morning is a lot different than evening. 4 am and 7 pm are both equally dark this time of year, but 7 pm is real bad due to traffic. 4 am is bad and there are still cars out - where anyone has to go at 4 am I don't know , but its a lot more manageable. Hard to get a fast run because of the poor lighting, but if I had no other option (ie no opporunity to run in daylight for several days) it would be a lot more pleasant than any time before 10 pm.
male privilege wrote:
It's obvious that you're a clueless man. I'm a woman and I can tell you I will never run in the dark again. I've had way too many creepy things happen to me in the dark and while running to combine the two. Just during a short 5 minute walk from the train station to my apartment in the dark I had a man try to follow me home. I've had men I pass in the park during my runs look me up and start following me on Strava - I made my account friends only recently when that option became available because of this. I've had men drive alongside me during my run and try to talk to me. How many women have you heard of being assaulted on runs during the day time? Sometimes these are just crimes of opportunity - maybe the perpetrator wasn't out looking to assault someone but realized they had a relatively risk free opportunity. Just not worth it to me. I'm either running in daylight or running on the treadmill.
too many street thugs . society is in the beginnings of total Anarchy.
Just Passing Through wrote:
Mostly, I just hate being blinded by the headlights of approaching cars. When I do run in the dark it is mostly in my rather suburban neighborhood, roads and sidewalks. Not heavy car traffic, but when are car comes at me, I really can't see the ground at all for several strides.
FWIW, my perception when I run in the dark is that I'm going faster then I really am.
East vs West wrote:
too many street thugs . society is in the beginnings of total Anarchy.
male privilege wrote:
It's obvious that you're a clueless man. I'm a woman and I can tell you I will never run in the dark again. I've had way too many creepy things happen to me in the dark and while running to combine the two. Just during a short 5 minute walk from the train station to my apartment in the dark I had a man try to follow me home. I've had men I pass in the park during my runs look me up and start following me on Strava - I made my account friends only recently when that option became available because of this. I've had men drive alongside me during my run and try to talk to me. How many women have you heard of being assaulted on runs during the day time?
I like running in the dark, but only if there are adequate street lights (something that, as I've looked for houses over the years, is sometimes harder to find than I expected). I like getting my run done first thing, and I like that it are fewer cars/people out & around.
Facts are your privilege wrote:
male privilege wrote:
It's obvious that you're a clueless man. I'm a woman and I can tell you I will never run in the dark again. I've had way too many creepy things happen to me in the dark and while running to combine the two. Just during a short 5 minute walk from the train station to my apartment in the dark I had a man try to follow me home. I've had men I pass in the park during my runs look me up and start following me on Strava - I made my account friends only recently when that option became available because of this. I've had men drive alongside me during my run and try to talk to me. How many women have you heard of being assaulted on runs during the day time?
Almost every abduction, rape, or murder occurs during the day. Sorry to let facts get in the way of a good rant.
