Meeting the challenge of running after dark

This time of year tries runners' souls as much as their soles, and the same goes for cyclists and walkers.

Really, almost anyone who exercises outdoors in the fall and winter has to deal with darkness descending earlier and earlier.

With the time change, those early evening, post-work runners and cyclists will be singing: "Hello, darkness, my old friend. …"

Few in the working world can afford the luxury of a lengthy lunch run or cycle. One such specimen is Thom Pearman, whose job at the California State Board of Equalization allows him to run at lunchtime with a few fellow River City Rebels running...