Sawn-off unicorns

I've missed a few runs recently, but made it out last night for the weekly long run.  No, it's not actually that long yet - tonight was about 7 miles.  Plenty long enough in this drizzle, but still considerably shorter than what many people would consider a long run.

Running at night on country roads presents its own special challenges.  I've taken to wearing a small headlight that means that at least the space in front of me is lit and I can avoid the potholes.  And drivers can see me in plenty of time - a slightly odd bobbing light from afar, but me from close.

It does mean that when I'm running in areas with streetlights, I look a little odd with this thing in the middle of my head - like a sawn-off unicorn.

It also creates an interesting little feature when running in the rain.  Much like driving at night in a snowstorm - the rain passing in front of my face gets lit and swirls toward me.  Very odd.

One question though - we're into October and it's getting cooler.  And people have lots of central heating on.  So why don't they draw their curtains - either for privacy or at least to keep the heat in?

No wonder this report came out today from the Energy Saving Trust on the UK being the worst wasters of energy.  From what I saw last night, we waste pounds each evening...

40.5 miles run - 1038.5 miles to go

Posted by Tony Quinlan