Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Running the Day Away

With the Winter Solstice just a few weeks away, the sun is seeming to have a hard time climbing up into the sky. Even at the height of day, it hangs very low, seemingly anxious to get back to the other side of the earth. As a result, the length of day for my area today officially stands at 9 hours, 7 minutes, making every bit of sunlight precious.

The last few miles of today's 15-miler was a slow race against the fiery orb as we both began to call it a day. I was well prepared for the dark with a reflective vest and a headlamp. While I never used the headlamp, I have to give the victory to the sun as it was close to completely dark when I was finally done.

Good day, though I'm welcoming tomorrow's five mile recovery run.

Ran 15.0 miles @ 8:23/mile pace.
AHR/MHR - 141/151
Paved roads.
Moderately hilly.
Mid-40s to upper-30s, sunny.
Shorts, windbreaker, short sleeved shirt, refl. vest, beanie, gloves.

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7 comments:

  1. Blaine Moore8:39 PM

    Nice work. I ran 16.5 today and it was absolutely gorgeous! Of course, I got to start at 10:30, so I had plenty of sun the entire time.

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  2. Love2Run9:22 PM

    You're on a roll. Keep up the good work and make sure the recovery is true recovery! Savor it ;-)

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  3. Grellan4:03 AM

    Good solid run. I've seen that elevation profile before - looks challenging.

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  4. Thomas8:51 AM

    The situation is even worse than you are letting on. I copied this from the wunderground.com web site:

    Length Of Visible Light: 9h 14m
    Length of Day: 7h 53m

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  5. Garry8:50 PM

    Nice job! I hear you about the sun only showing up for cameo appearances. Go to work in the dark and come home in the dark!

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  6. Anonymous4:48 AM

    Are you back on trails again now that hunting season is over or are you still on the roads?

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  7. Bob - BlogMYruns.com11:11 AM

    Nice solid work Jamie...

    OK I am signed up for VT100 so watch out fkrs Flatland Bob is coming into town and he promises to leave some toenails on da course --LOL

    Going to be blast !!

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