Night Run #2
I took the same route as last time
And I wore the same clothing with the altitude mask on at 3000 ft
The only difference was clearly my form
My overall time this time was 40 mins and 7 seconds
About 2 minutes quicker
That might not sound like much but if you imagine welcoming one runner across a line and then needing to wait a full two minutes after for the next runner to cross the line then you might feel like you were waiting a while.
However when I was running I thought about what a night runner could really use.
See the reason why I run during the day back home is so cars can see me running on the roads with no street lights or paths.
Here however every street seems to have a kerb and well lit streets.
What a runner needs is something to illuminate them without looking like a stick or uranium.
(I'm talking about those ugly high viz jackets.)
I think something sleeker with more shape that is just as easy to see as a Hi viz jacket would be more appropriate.
I did have an idea of having fluorescent strips on a pair of legging which when combined with the kinetic energy from the foot striking the floor could create a quick pulse of light.
Like what you see on a deep sea animal with lights so that it can be seen...
Just an idea...
And I wore the same clothing with the altitude mask on at 3000 ft
The only difference was clearly my form
My overall time this time was 40 mins and 7 seconds
About 2 minutes quicker
That might not sound like much but if you imagine welcoming one runner across a line and then needing to wait a full two minutes after for the next runner to cross the line then you might feel like you were waiting a while.
However when I was running I thought about what a night runner could really use.
See the reason why I run during the day back home is so cars can see me running on the roads with no street lights or paths.
Here however every street seems to have a kerb and well lit streets.
What a runner needs is something to illuminate them without looking like a stick or uranium.
(I'm talking about those ugly high viz jackets.)
I think something sleeker with more shape that is just as easy to see as a Hi viz jacket would be more appropriate.
I did have an idea of having fluorescent strips on a pair of legging which when combined with the kinetic energy from the foot striking the floor could create a quick pulse of light.
Like what you see on a deep sea animal with lights so that it can be seen...
Just an idea...
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