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As the days have been getting shorter, my occasional weekday runs at 5:30 with my friend Jon have been plunging into darkness sooner and sooner.  At this point, it is already dark out when we start.  We are usually running around his low-traffic Camp Hill neighborhood, which is pretty runner friendly, but it is still important to make sure that you can see any obstacles in the road (like potholes or those wacky ball shaped seeds from some trees), and that vehicles can see you.

To handle the “can be seen by vehicles” part, I bought two of the Nathan Clip-On Deluxe LED Safety Strobes.  I can clip these to my wrists via my road-ID and watch.  Given my wrist movement in the arm swing, these can be seen from the front, side, and rear and the multiple LEDs blinking is very eye-catching.   I think I’ll also pick up a reflective vest the next time I see one that fits well.

To help see where I’m going I picked up a Petzl E47 PS Tikka Plus headlamp.  It is light-weight but really bright.  A feel somewhat like a coal-miner when wearing it, but it definitely does the trick.

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