Trail Running Experiences at Night

It has been a really dry, warm fall along the Front Range of Colorado. The mountains are hurting for snow, and I’m already beginning to worry about our spring snowpack and water conditions for next summer. Until Ull pays us a visit and the snow falls, I’ve been busy getting my telemark legs in shape and maintaining my trail running legs. Although I run peaks and mountains mostly during the summer, I usually cut way back during the winter – my legs need the rest and I switch to my winter love – telemarking. But I don’t drop trail running all together, still managing to get in some decent mileage.

Last night I went out to run my current winter trail running route – a nice training run that has some good vertical and mileage combined. Since we just had a full moon and the sky was cloudless as is typical during an Indian Summer night, I though I could run without my headlamp. Often during the summer I use a Petzl E47 PS Tikka Plus Four-LED Headlamp, Soft(thanks Wolfgang!) for the early morning mountain approaches or late evening descents. However, thinking that I could run the trail with only using the moonlight, I left it at home.

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