Early Morning Running
I ran this morning at about 5:45 am. This is not unusual for me. What was unusual is that my wife, kids, and I have had to move in with some family as we lose possession of our house on Wednesday and our new house will not be completed until December. I am very grateful to have such supportive parents that would take in my wife and a 4 and 2 year old, but if any of you have ever had to move BACK in with your parents, you will understand how it can be a bit stressful.
Anyway, my parents live just outside of Calgary in a little lake community that tries to remain as natural as possible. Therefore, there are zero street lights and I was running on relatively uneven pavement. To make things even more challenging, the temperature averages to be about 5-10 degrees cooler than in the city. It was cold. I managed to get about 6.5-k’s in but I was a bit worried for my ankles as I really could not see much. I have a head lamp that I may try tomorrow morning, if I can find it. If not, I might have to adjust my training to get my runs at lunch hour until we kick into daylight savings time.
It was more of a challenge than I anticipated. Until the time falls back (end of October I believe), it is going to get darker and darker that early in the morning. Oh the joys of running up in Canada!
Hello –
Just wanted to say that I sympathise. Before we moved up to Alaska, we spent three months with parents in a small house in Ohio. It was difficult sometimes, but certainly we were grateful for the help and I look back on it as a great time.
As far as light goes…I’m with you there as well. The sun comes up here around 9am and goes down around 6:30. Unfortunately, it only gets worse from here!
Being the parent of a situation like this, I’m on the otherside. When my daughter and the little one moved here from Edmonton, she moved in with us. It was supposed to be for 3 or 4 months and ended up being for a year & a half. While I enjoyed it, my hubby who didn’t want kids found it sometimes frustrating having a little one underfoot. Funny she’s the one he misses most and spend the most time with when she (the little one) comes for an overnight visit.
As for running in the dark, not my fav, but I’m getting used to it.:-)