The interesting thing was we got waylaid by a TV crew around the Japanese-American Internment Park near the Capitol. Recently there was a spate of hit-and-runs in the me
tro area which caused two pedestrian deaths, including a runner struck and killed near the White House. (Right: A crane struggles to be free at the memorial park on Louisiana Avenue.)Newscaster: "Sir, as a runner, do you always obey all the traffic laws whenever you jog in the District?"
Me: "[Extended laughter.] I always run with full awareness of my surroundings, including auditory, no headphones see, and am always constantly looking around and exercising all due care with regard to the traffic around me."
Newscaster: "I'll take your laugh to indicate, 'No.'"
Me: "I didn't say, 'No.' I said that as most runners do, I am always fully cognizant of my surroundings as I run. I appreciate the fact that all vehicles are potentially lethal to runners and exercise appropriate caution, especially at intersections."
As we ran away, my companion complimented me on not blatantly admitting to any law violations on camera. Laughing, she described my running style. "Because you're a darter."
3 comments:
Gosh, I always use the lights as an excuse to take a break - no one will ever accuse me of being a darter!
Happy to hear you are back out there running!
Great that you are running again. I am ever-impressed at the mind, body, spirit benefits.
Runners are supposed to obey traffic laws?? Staying alive is a good priority.
Always sad about your boys. And now a new chapter: the days of their being children has truly gone by. More to grieve.
Still, a hope for someday.....
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