My Journey With Weight Loss – A Reminder To Stay Safe

It was my 8k this morning. The weather was pretty good, a little on the chilly side but at least dry. The past couple weeks I have put a lot of effort into running my 8k at the best pace that I can. Much to my surprise, today was the slowest I have done in a month. I don’t know what happened as I felt I was running pretty hard. Well I guess I just have to work harder next time.

I noticed this morning that there were more people out running than normal for a Tuesday morning. Then I realized something very disconcerting. The first runner I saw had on all black, pants, jacket, hat, shoes. On top of this she was running on the less lit side of the street. The next runner I saw was a man who was running while dressed in all black. As I ran along the promenade I realized most of the runners were dressed in dark clothing. I get that some of them just run along the promenade where there are no vehicles but I also know some of them like me run on the streets as well. It worries me that when it is before dawn these people cannot be seen by drivers.

So here is how I look when out running in the dark, this time of year it is always a very bright running jacket that has reflective stripes. As the weather gets warmer, instead of the jacket I will wear a light weight reflective vest. If I am running along the west promenade early in the morning I now also wear a head lamp (that side of the promenade is not well lit). And, when I lead my seniors’ walking group on Wednesdays I always wear my reflective vest to ensure I can be easily seen

Everyone needs to take a minute when they are walking/running outdoors and ask yourself, if I was driving would I be able to easily see a pedestrian if they were dressed as I am? If not, change the way you are dressed and keep yourself safe.