Ah rats. This has not been my year.
An hour ago I was robbed at gunpoint. I'm so amusingly used to life in Colombia that I'm not rattled by having a gun to my head, but I *am* kicking myself for thinking I was okay because there were two people a meter ahead, and two people a meter behind. The last time I got robbed at gunpoint, 3 years ago, I had also relaxed into having folks nearby.
*Never* let your guard down.
Phone blocked! Now just waiting for 8am to reclaim my number & reset key apps.
@MLClark
I'm glad you are ok.
You brush this off like it is just a normal nuisance, as opposed to your end.
Have you considered finding or forming a pack to run with?
There is a group of runners near me, that meet up once a week for a pre-dawn run. It is a very safe area, and I think they get together more for the company and motivation, but also safety (they have awesome lights).
Yes you would lose some autonomy, and can only go as fast as the slowest, but exercise is exercise.
@ceorl Running is quite safe where I live! When I lived in a different part of the city, I ran up a small mountain - and that's where I got robbed five years ago. Here, I have a very safe running track in a park by my house, which has guards posted at all hours and is pretty well lit to boot. I was jumped last night while walking home from the store, a block from my apartment complex, with one couple a meter in front of me, & one a meter behind me. Some things one just can't plan for entirely!
@ceorl I think the statistic still holds true that most car accidents happen in the vicinity of one's home? Overconfidence on "our" turf leads to many a costly error. I hope the rutting deer aren't *too* problematic - and I'll be sure to keep that note about not looking like a deer in mind! π
@MLClark
I got that excellent idea from a shark attack survivor, Paul DeGelder, who advises "Try not to look like food" :)
@ceorl That is a most glorious photo and well-earned underlying sentiment. Thanks for the smile and the rueful chuckle, Ceorl! It made my night.
@MLClark
He inspired me in an interview some years back, and turned me vegetarian overnight when he spoke in passing of how good his veggie casseroles are.
If plant-fed looks like that, count me in ;)
@MLClark
Oh I see. The track sounds like a great place. I guess it is easy to overlook those interstitial bits of our lives, and then we are vulnerable.
My area has risks too of course, coyotes, rutting deer, hunters (try not to look like a deer), even a wolverine one night, and worst of all, morning commuters on the roads :)