Today was my third and maybe last workout in preparation for this half marathon coming up. I decided to run up to the track during lunch and do 6 x800 with 1:30 rest followed by a hard 400 afterwards. I ended up running 2:40s and a 66. While it isn't anything stellar it felt good to run some quicker intervals and get my legs moving faster than they have been so far. Even though it was raining, I felt a lot more comfortable on the track this week than last.
Last week i decided that i'm going to purchase something that i once considered 'yuppie' and scoffed at.
A headlamp.
When i was training at my parents house in suburbia I had a few standard 8-10 mile loops that i would run nightly. Gliding through the darkness like a unseen phantom in the middle of the road. It was lit enough by the moon, street lights, and house lights that i had no use for any bright, flashing, excessive gear that would advertise my existence. I wanted to be the quiet dark figure sifting through the shadows outside as others sat unknowingly in their warm and quaint houses.
However, i've since moved to a much older and busier metropolitan area in which streets are constantly busy with traffic and the only places to run lack any kind useful light. This is also considering the fact that i don't get home from work til about 6:45-7:00 when the sun is already well beyond the horizon and darkness is engulfing the area quicker than i can toss on some kicks and be out the door. While i like the feeling of being an invisible shade clipping along in the night, i also am sure i would not like the feeling of running headfirst into a cyclist, nor tripping on a root or piece of uneven ground that would send my face barreling into a trunk or rock.
So i will purchase this headlight and wear it proud as i confidently run through the trails, residential paths, and streets of my town, blinding oncoming runners with my headlight as they have done so many times to me before.
-Kyle
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