[co] Okay now this is a confession blog…. Was not going to tell anyone about my adventure (I am home alone… so thought could get away with it, though to be fair it probably explains why it happened)…. But hey why not? And anyway need to have something interesting to write about (that’s kind of running related).
So last night I got my first taste of ‘UltraMarathon Man running’[1]. Not so much the Ultra, more the night part. So okay craziness…. 3.30am out for a 30 minute run.
Now why? What? I have often thought about doing this… running in the dead of night has always intrigued me… but never been brave enough to try. So last night after having a weird sleep and waking at 1.30am… well waking means you have slept… I decided to hop on my wind trainer to do an hour bike spin.
Now this luckily can occur as I am home alone…. Otherwise I would be reading a book. It just seemed to me that I was awake, so why not?
So after this fun event I was on a roll… okay its now or never… so I put my bike away and put my running shoes on.
It was a new world. Deathly quiet and bare. I was trepidatious, as a chick running in the night… but then again I would often leave at 5.30 am for a longer run and roll with it…. But still I ran with caution. No iPod, just listening to my breathing, footsteps and the silence.
Now I live in the middle of a (normally) busy shopping area… so decided to use this a my track, as well lit and less ominous feeling. So ran a couple of out and backs up the main shopping drag of Newmarket and Parnell. Watching parked cars (is there anyone in there?), rubbish men (who knew there were so many streets cleaned by so many) and deliveries occur.
The other safety part of this is the fact my night vision is not so flash… I have tripped over a speed bump before at night and ended up with a cast… so taking no chances here.
Made it to the end of my run… slightly excited by the adrenalin high…. Not too cold wrapped up with only 30 minutes done… and not sure if I would do again. Still got another 3.5 hours sleep after a quick shower… so in the end got a round 7 hours in bed, just with a gap….
So would I make this a regular thing? Not sure I think running in the day has more to offer… less fear (it is hard to remove those pre conditioned societal norms, particularly as a chick) and more scenery! But I do think I have ticked a box I think I have had for a while.
Just gutted I didn’t call up for a pizza delivery… hadn’t run for 12 hours… but maybe could justify a slice on the go???
So last night I got my first taste of ‘UltraMarathon Man running’[1]. Not so much the Ultra, more the night part. So okay craziness…. 3.30am out for a 30 minute run.
Now why? What? I have often thought about doing this… running in the dead of night has always intrigued me… but never been brave enough to try. So last night after having a weird sleep and waking at 1.30am… well waking means you have slept… I decided to hop on my wind trainer to do an hour bike spin.
Now this luckily can occur as I am home alone…. Otherwise I would be reading a book. It just seemed to me that I was awake, so why not?
So after this fun event I was on a roll… okay its now or never… so I put my bike away and put my running shoes on.
It was a new world. Deathly quiet and bare. I was trepidatious, as a chick running in the night… but then again I would often leave at 5.30 am for a longer run and roll with it…. But still I ran with caution. No iPod, just listening to my breathing, footsteps and the silence.
Now I live in the middle of a (normally) busy shopping area… so decided to use this a my track, as well lit and less ominous feeling. So ran a couple of out and backs up the main shopping drag of Newmarket and Parnell. Watching parked cars (is there anyone in there?), rubbish men (who knew there were so many streets cleaned by so many) and deliveries occur.
The other safety part of this is the fact my night vision is not so flash… I have tripped over a speed bump before at night and ended up with a cast… so taking no chances here.
Made it to the end of my run… slightly excited by the adrenalin high…. Not too cold wrapped up with only 30 minutes done… and not sure if I would do again. Still got another 3.5 hours sleep after a quick shower… so in the end got a round 7 hours in bed, just with a gap….
So would I make this a regular thing? Not sure I think running in the day has more to offer… less fear (it is hard to remove those pre conditioned societal norms, particularly as a chick) and more scenery! But I do think I have ticked a box I think I have had for a while.
Just gutted I didn’t call up for a pizza delivery… hadn’t run for 12 hours… but maybe could justify a slice on the go???
I know you are out there… all of you who have done this at least once (come on I know there have been 4 o’clock bike rides) or wanted to… what do you think? Crazy? I think, why not?
[1] For those who aren’t sure what I am referring to it’s the “UltraMarathon Man’ book by Dean Karnazes.
[1] For those who aren’t sure what I am referring to it’s the “UltraMarathon Man’ book by Dean Karnazes.
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