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Re: Running after dark???

guest — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:50:36 GMT

I agree with all above, but with life you have to do it when you can. Just do it that is the important part.

Re: Running after dark???

guest — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:09:57 GMT

It's usually hard for me to fall asleep after a late night run.

Re: Running after dark???

guest — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:47:06 GMT

I don't think that it's necessarily unhealthy but, as you progress and your runs get longer, you'll need more and more time to calm down before you'll be able to get to sleep. I used to do all of my runs at night and, on average, it would take me a good hour and a half to get to a point at which I could sleep.

Running after dark???

guest — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:41:13 GMT

So last night, my wife and I were so busy, we ended up not running W2D3 till 10PM last night. When we finished, we came home, and other than setting the coffee pot, went straight to bed. My question is "Is it ok to run before bed like we did? We enjoyed the peace and quiet and the cool night air, we may start doing all the C25K runs after dark, but probably not so close to bed. Just wondering if doing a run before bed and having an elevated heart rate while trying to sleep is healthy. What are your thoughts?

Thanks.

Simon