Sometimes it seems absurd the things we do in the name of our hobby. This week is a busy one for me, with work and my hobby. I have a lot of traveling to do so it has been difficult for me to get my runs in, especially considering that this is a high mileage week in my plan.
So after after landing back home at the Atlanta Airport my wife picked me up and the family went out for dinner. This gave me a good chance to not let work or running get in the way of family time and remind my daughter that daddy does indeed live here and he is not just some voice on the other end of the cell phone. After dinner we got home, gave my daughter a bath, then I read some books to her and she was off to sleep. That is when I became dumb.
I announced to my wife that I was going running; to which she replied, "What?" "Now!" and "How long, so I know when to send the search party?'
But I was resolve in my decision, so I affixed my headlamp and drove off to the deserted (I mean really deserted) trail. Now when I say that it was dark out, I don't want this to be taken for an understatement. It. Was. Dark. There are no lights on the trail. There are no lights nearby. There is no chance of lights penetrating the trees from houses, streetlamps, cars, moon, stars, or airplanes.
While starting out on my run I remembered the conversation I had with the salesperson at REI when I bought my headlamp:
Me(looking at a $19 headlamp): This one looks like what I need.
Salesperson: This $40 one puts out a lot more light.
Me: I like this one, it's light weight and I really only need it in the pre-dawn.
Salesperson: This $50 one is light weight and puts out more light.
Me: I understand you wanting to up-sell me, but really it's only dark for a little part of my run. And I really just want it so cars can see me.
Now we fastforward to a conversation I'm having with myself somewhere around mile 3:
Me: Wow....sure is dark out.
Me: Damn, I should have bought that $50 headlamp
Me: Ouch!...was that a branch?
Me: Damn, I should have bought that $50 headlamp
Me: What did I just step in?
Me: Damn, I should have bought that $50 headlamp
Me: What kind of animal makes that noise?
Me: Damn, I should have bought that $50 headlamp
The heck with the headlamp....I should have bought a treadmill.
Me: Damn, I should have bought that $50 headlamp
The heck with the headlamp....I should have bought a treadmill.
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