If you're on the peninsula, out towards Locust Point I think you'd be pretty good anywhere. I've never run in to any issues over that way early in the morning. I'm not sure how far you're running but it's about 1 mile from Fort McHenry to the intersection of Fort and Lawrence and you can zigzag all through those neighborhood blocks without issue.

If you're on the Pigtown side, I would usually cross MLK and run through Ridgleys and around UMD and that Western edge of Fed. Up and down Hanover and Charles St to Ostend or Hamburg and loop back.

Ah, nah. I live close by in Fed so I just run there. What area/neighborhood are you in if you don't mind me asking?

Rule of thumb is to dress as you would if it were 10 degrees warmer since you'll warm up as you go. You'll have to adjust to your personal preference though. All the way down to thirty degrees I'm in a quarter zip and shorts but my wife is bundled up. Just depends on cold tolerance.

As for time. Probably depends on where you're running. The earlier you go out the more I'd favor well lit areas such as the promenade. I will routinely go out around 4AM and just run along the water. There's not much going on at that time and if I see other people it's only a handful.

That's not really correct. The actual 8 year limit isn't a lifetime limit. It's limited to 8 years in any 12 year period. So do 8 years, fuck off and do some charity work for 4 years, then come back for another term as an official to get that pension if you really want it.

Source: https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_qtext_2022_C_19.html

I graduated college in 2012 and frequented Swallows... My roommates grandfather used to go to there too. That place is in it for the long haul.