Running in the Dark

Last night I ran 5 miles after work at running club. I have never run at night before. Now it is completely dark by 5pm here so I was a little nervous. I was planning on running 3.5 if my 2 running buds Liz and Anna werent coming. We run a slower pace than the rest of the group so I wanted to make sure they would be there so that I wasnt running alone in the dark. Just like anywhere you should be careful. I was pleasantly surprised that the route we run was more well lit than expected. Its kinda sketchy because we run along the Charles River and there are no fences preventing you from falling in so I try to keep to the street side, just incase of an accident. A few people in the group did fall last night. I ran a 10:31 min pace which was my fasestes 5 mile run. My first 10K was faster/further but in terms of my 5 mile running club session it was the fastest yet in 53 mins. I also won a pair of Mizuno winter gloves, for running outside in the snow/cold. Ive never won a raffle so I was pretty pumped :) All and all it was a good night!