Ah, the wonderful change from Daylight Savings to Standard! Why is it I gain back an hour of sleep, and feel jet lagged for two weeks afterwards? At least the cats don't notice - they show up for their morning and evening refills of the bowls right on time. A change in time has required a change in apparel. My late afternoon run now leaks into darkness, so out come the reflective vest and blinking hat light. I felt great on a three miler in the dusk to dark. What speed! Zoom zoom. All an illusion, as I timed in about a minute slower than last time -- stopwatch doesn't tell tales. Something about running in the dark makes nearby objects seem to zip by faster, and I have less preoccupation with what is coming, because I can't see too far down the trail. Slower? OK. More fun? Indeed! Tomorrow I attempt a long run, 9-10 mile range to test my fitness level. If I can accomplish that I'll know I'm still on track to run a personal half marathon in a few weeks.