We live in a quiet community at the north edge of Los Angeles. Sunset here currently is 4:45 or so, and it has to be earlier in Connecticut, maybe 3. This means to me that it was nighttime, essentially. Although our community is quiet and well-policed, there are of course ‘shoppers’ from other areas who come looking for trouble.
I would not be out at 8 pm running, personally. Even a tucked-away community has roads into it and out of it, and all you need is one criminal looking for trouble.
I was thinking the same thing, it’s pitch Black at 5pm in New England, almost to dark to see in front of you, how can you run....and why?