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Speed Work in the Dark

Workout:  Speed work - .5 mile warm up, 2x800, 2x400, 4x200 - And I didn't run a cool down because my hip hurt! I hate doing speed work in the early a.m.  Getting my butt out of bed is hard enough.  Then, to drag myself outside and get my booty moving in high gear down the road is a killer way to start my day!  But, with my husband's work schedule, and the still crazy hot Florida temps it just works best.  So here is my lovely view at 5 a.m.  Dark, dark, creepy shadows, and dark. I don't use my Garmin when doing speed work in the dark.  It has a back light, but it only stays on for like 10 seconds.  There is probably a way to make it glow the entire time, but in 7 years I haven't ever looked that up in the manual.  Hmmmmm, maybe today;)  So what do I use?  Quite simple - my phone!  I always run with my phone in the dark anyway.  You know, just in case I get bit by a cotton mouth or an alligator comes out of the pond!!  Instead of running by distance I just