Brighton seafront at low tide just before sunrise on 11th Jan 2012. Photo by Paul Zara
The cold mornings have been less of a problem this year but it still feels wrong to go running in the dark. I need a distraction when doing the longer runs and so most of my routes incorporate Brighton seafront at some point or another. The last few weeks have been great for seeing the light change just before sunrise. Most visitors to Brighton probably don’t realise that Brighton has a sandy beach when the tide has gone far enough out. Last week, the beach was dotted with the torchlight of anglers digging for worms.
The tiny white building on the hill is the Chattri.
It’s now only three weeks to go to the Brighton half marathon on 19th Feb. I’m running this year and my number is 1286. If I finish in that position I think I’ll have done pretty well! The event has grown in size to over 10,000 runners so anywhere in the first 9999 would be fine 
To break up training a bit, I’m hoping to run past the Chattri monument in a circular route of about 12 miles. I can just make it out as a small white dot on the Downs if I look out from our loft window.
And finally, it appears that this blog has been instrumental in bringing Steve Ovett’s statue back to life, so to speak. Just days after my last post, The Argus ran a headline:Brighton Olympian’s statue to return. I suppose it could just be coincidence.
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