Don't Run When It's Dark Outside. Why?
9. Deer roam at night and might attack.
8. Running speed decreases when darkness increases.
7. No time to drink coffee before running. Who gets up that early?
6. Bathrooms? This is really an issue. Thankfully there is a lot of construction in Spencerport now which always brings port-a-johns.
5. Dogs bark, neighbors complain, you get blamed.
4. The darkness makes it seem colder. A thermometer may say it's fifty, but it will feel like 40.
3. A sidewalk might pop up and grab your running shoe (not that MW or anyone I know has done that recently).
2. The Spencerport man who pushes his shopping cart while rummaging through the recycling bins on garbage collection day may be out (though all reports are that he's friendly, it's just weird to see someone doing that at 5:30am). Strange how this man is only out when Lou isn't running. Hmmm, could they be one and the same?
1. You may look at the stars instead of where your feet are going and fall (not that MW or anyone I know has done that recently).
10. On the positive side, your clothes don't have to match.
ReplyDeleteIt's not just the dogs barking and waking your friendly neighbors, it's also that you can't see them lunging at your behind, and the now alerted neighbors are running outside with their shotguns as deer hunting season has started...just carry a big juicy steak, it will distract both dog and hunter.
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