The Dark, Bumpy Side Trail
I’m not a runner, but I’ve gotten into running since the end of last semester. I am not very motivated to get up early and I live in Texas, so running outside in the afternoon is not the smartest idea. So I end up running at night. And I like it that way. But one thing about running at night is that it is sometimes hard to see because here in Abilene, Texas, we don’t always have lampposts lining the streets… and we don’t always have WORKING lampposts lining our paths. So sometimes, I end up running in the dark. Which is fine for the most part; the roads are nicely paved and I can usually tell where there are cracks or dips. But to be honest, with only a light in the distance and a vague idea of where a crack or dip MIGHT be, I tend to slow down when I’m running in the dark—partly because my night vision is not equal to that of a feline, partly because I am very cautious of my “bad” knee (even though I do wear my brace when I run in the street), and partly because I know what falling w...