My Running Buddy By Sean Duffy / 2023

My Running Buddy

A photo a day.

My running buddy.

I run alone. I like the peace and quiet. It allows for deep thought (and sometimes no thought at all). The hormones released are fantastic at clearing the mind of most worries.

I often run first thing in the morning, as it sets me up for the day. During the winter months, first thing means it's always dark.

For the last two years I used a cheap Chinese head torch. It was advertised as 5 million lumens, or something silly like that. Don't get me wrong - it was really bright. And warm. But the batteries only lasted half an hour.

Two weeks ago, I bought this beauty from Energizer. It cost more (£30) than my previous torch, is nearly as bright, but is much more conservative with the batteries. That's a winner for me. It's very rare for the moths in my wallet to see the light of day.

So. If you see someone in the Cleator Moor area around 6am, with head torch and high viz jacket, running like he has shit himself - that will be me 😁

Yes. I frequently laugh at myself. Someone has to do it, so it may as well be me.

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