Dubai night running: Series 1

First series of pictures from night training runs. 13km tonight. In, around and along Beach Road. Deserted streets, sandy scrub alleys, hum of street lights, barbers, folks cruising in massive pickup trucks and the Dubai runners lifeline - the chilled public water taps.

Green Spotted Puffer Fish

Check out these nibblers! Straight outta Satwa. Fresh water Green Spotted Puffer Fish. They swim like seahorses. Oddly relaxing to watch tho.

Surf filming experiment at Sunset Beach, Dubai

Couple of roughly edited shots of 2nd day out with the GoPro surf camera laid across a track by Dutch Schultz (Rus' old band). Check out the colours of sky, clouds, reflections on the sea, water trickling down the deck of the board. In HD this is beautiful.

Oreo Klondike

Too good.

Sunset beach graffiti

It's just like in Jaws the movie... cept this graffiti has been here for years.

Black-tip roundabout

Shark roundabout near Tim's reef over near Dibba.

Shark bites Dubai surfer

WTF! 7days reports Australian surfer nibbled by shark just off Umm Suqeim beach. ie. My local break. Suspect this was one of the (Great White) rays that occasionally rise and give you a nudge, but then again it could have been a tiger or bull ;-) Swell's still pushing in, treats for those who venture in tomorrow morning!

Supersized toy truck

Check out this wagon! So shiny it's looks like a toy. First time I've spotted this one in the neighborhood. Filling up at the Emarat.

Feels like NYC!?

It's rare that I'm in Abu Dhabi during the week, or for that matter during the day. Twice in 5 years. Traffic, people, movement. Aiming to ride it on the single-speed and shoot some video before the heat kicks in.

Music Video for The Black Bear Saloon's latest track 'Face The Future'

Rus is the bear with the mohawk.

Lastest hardware

GoPro Surf Hero HD camera.

One of those 'Beach Road shops'

This one is actually just off Beach Road on the side street that leads to the Burj end of the Umm Sequim public beach. Is a regular 'hydration stop' at the end of humid summer training runs - when water just isn't enough. The Dubai equivalent of Bruxelles' night shops.

Kids on bikes

Approximately 15 seconds earlier (or the time it takes to get your Blackberry out of your pocket and select camera mode - whilst cycling) this guy was popping a wheelie at about 80kmph whilst standing one footed on the seat of his bike. Oddly enough, earlier in the evening a kid attempted to 'race' us as we cycled and chatted, only to lose control and crash on the pavement.

Bruxelles sandwiches

Fontanas specials. Jambon-fromage-sans-jambon et fromage frais avec tapenade d'olive et radis!