Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Trail Races At Night

I would trip, a lot; from Running Times online

Moonlight Madness

Short-distance, after-dark trail races gaining popularity

By Brian Metzler

As featured in the October 2010 issue of Running Times Magazine

There's something mystical about running in the dark of the night, no matter if you're wearing a headlamp or running under the brilliant sheen of a full moon.

Everything just seems different, more intense. Because your vision is limited, your other senses seem to be enhanced. You smell the juniper more distinctly. You hear a critter rustling in the brush. You sense your pulse escalating.

Racing after dark, especially if it's a fast-paced, shorter race, offers that same idyllic setting, only with a frantic eeriness about it.

Read on here.

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