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Ok, I am realizing now that it is going to be too dark to run by the time Nick gets home from work. Well, I might have about 40 minutes but that won't be enough time for my longer runs. So, what's a girl to do?






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Where do you run? Could you find a route that's more well-lit? I have one street I can run along with a nice sidewalk and plenty of streetlights. Or, there's always running in the morning...or getting some reflective stuff or even a flashing light. Guess these aren't exactly novel ideas, but it is something. I guess this is why most people lay back a bit more in the winter... I feel really lucky that DH works from home so I can sneak out while my kids are at school/nap.
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Here's what I have:

1. Access to a 24 hour gym but I am not a fan of the treadmill for more than 4-6 miles though I suppose I *could* do it if it was a necessity.

2. Access to a community center with a 1/12 mile indoor track.

3. A husband who leaves for work at 7am and returns home at 5:25pm.

I suppose I can just get my long runs in on weekends and suffer through the semi long ones on the track or treadmill. Training for a Spring Marathon is going to be harder than it was training for a Fall one, as I see it.






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I'm in the same boat Maria. Our streets are not well lit, some places there isn't even a sidewalk, so running on the streets are out. I leave for work at 6:30 and I won't get home until 5pm, so most of my running will be on a treadmill and I'll get my long runs on the trail on the weekends. I think you'll be okay, tho.

I wish I had the indoor track to change up the running a bit.

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Well, I've done the treadmill route, not fun but better than not running at all. I'm ultra-cautious, but I'd run with a buddy, a headlamp, a lot of reflective gear, and a cell phone (and probably would hit the treadmill if I didn't have all four).

 

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