Oak Bay, in the dark

I have never really been a fan of running after dark. A few years back I took a bit of a tumble one evening on some uneven sidewalk and being about 250lbs at the time, I hit the ground pretty hard. I still have the scar on my knee and the pair of shoes I was wearing still has the tell tale blood stain. So, since then I have eased off my pace a bit so if I do fall, it won't be as fast. I chose a route that would challenge me a bit by having a considerable climb about half way, one that lasts about 600m and has an increase of about 100ft. I laced up and headed out, it was chilly, 3C but still so it was rather pleasant. I ran to the first set of lights and stopped but my autolap feature didn't kick in so time kept running as I stood there. My first km was marked at 6:03, which is crazy, so I had to laugh. I picked up the pace considerably as I went on, I could feel tonight when I finally felt warmed up, as I got comfortable and my pace increased. When I got past 5k, I turned right and headed up Beach Drive, the hill I mentioned previously. I held a reasonable pace, not starting out too quickly and blowing up, I could really feel it at the top mind you. I felt really good down the back side and moved along well. My last couple km home were my best, I felt fluid and strong, easy running baby. 53:22 ~ 10.11km, 5:16 km pace. Enjoying my day off tomorrow, be peaceful friends.