So I had a route planned out, but as is always the case when I go out for a run in a new area, I had to modify on the fly when I realized certain roads weren't really great for running. No big deal, and in fact I had cut off a considerable amount of the planned route when I came up upon a dirt path through that looked like it cut through a pretty big park, so I hopped on that and ran out and turned around in a loop, because it looked like it would have put me around 3.5 miles total, a bit less than I wanted. Seems that might have been a mistake. Got back on the road and ran a bit further, but quickly realized that there wasn't going to be any further sidewalks, so I took the next trail and figured I would just cut back to that original path and then head on over to the hotel. Well, after running all the way up to where the hotel was, I found out that apparently there is a river in the way that I just couldn't get across without taking a swim. Started to get a bit nervous at this point and turned around and ran straight down the path in the hopes that it would eventually dump me back onto a cross road, 1 mile later, it did... only where it dumped me I was then an additional 1.5 miles from the hotel! All in all, I turned what I wanted to be a 5 mile run into 7.5 with multiple stops filled with bewilderment, chatting with a few women walking with their kids or dogs to get directions, even had one ask for my number (she said so she could be sure I made it back safely). Anyway, still was a good run, finishing in well under an hour (57:24) for a 7:39 min/mile pace. Good times!
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