Running

Thanks for raising this. I saw that tweet and I feel exactly the same. Every year when the clocks go back, I change my running routine so I'm running in the morning or at lunch time (easier now we're working from home!) to make sure I can run in the light... I'm jealous of my partner, who finishes work and runs around the marshes in the dark – that must feel freeing...

FWIW, for me personally, when someone makes eye contact and smiles/says hello, it puts me at ease. And the same goes for crossing the road (whether running or walking). I don't think it comes across as creepy, and it's something that we should all get used to doing anyway just to be friendly – when I'm running int' countryside, I'm always struck by how every single person seems to say hello! Just to add, it's not only running at night – it's also when in spaces that are a bit more removed from public eye. Ie. industrial estates / underpasses / the back bit of the walthamstow marshes where it butts up against the trading estate. I often run there because it's unpaved and a bit more 'trail' like than the main track, but it's always deserted* and it's nice when other runners say hello.

Also, what's the Beacon feature?

.* potentially near a cruising spot (as someone pointed out on here a while ago) which may explain the shifty looking people. I learnt my lesson after running right into the lion's den at Hollow Ponds...