My headlamp and visibility vest elicit many comments from fellow predawn runners/walkers/cyclists. Most want to know where I got them and how it felt to run with the gear. Invariably they always commented, “I can see you coming a mile away!”
Early yesterday morning I was running with my headlamp and visibility vest “lit.” A walker across the street stopped and called out to me, “Very cool! Your body is moving but your light is steady.”
I thanked him, wished him a good day, and continued running.
About a mile and a half later, I heard, but couldn’t yet see, someone coming towards me. Whoever it was sounded like he was struggling – grunt, sigh, a deep voice said, “Keep going.” Another grunt, sigh, “Don’t stop.” Grunt, grunt, grunt … sigh …. “Keep moving.”
Then, in a pool of light under a street lamp, I saw him on the opposite side of the street. He was a huge man, chugging along, wearing a T-shirt that said, “Shine on.”
I immediately smiled – his body was moving and his “light” was steady! I called to him, “Hey, runner, shine on!” and gave him a thumbs up.
He laughed, gave me a thumbs up, said, “I’m trying!” and continued trudging past me – grunt, sigh, grunt, sigh, and then he said, “I’ve got this.”
“Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines
…risk being seen in all of your glory.”― Jim Carrey
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