My 9 year old had football practice at 7:30am today, so I missed all the group runs because I wanted to be at practice. After that I had my husband drive me up to around Suncrest, and the plan was for me to run home. I figured if I stayed close to home I wouldn't put in the mileage, I would wimp out early. So I took off at a slow pace and ran west to the Jordan River parkway and got on it at Spring View Farms. I did the Jeff Galloway method of running some and then taking walking breaks. Anyway, all went ok until I got to around 126th So. where there is a fork in the trail. I knew if I went left where the trail would lead. So I went right instead thinking I'd explore where that went. That was a mistake. It just kind of ended around 112th So. I thought for sure there would be a dirt trail or something that would lead to 106th So., but I was wrong. I went up into some neighborhoods trying to find a way to get to 106th So., but I couldn't find a way. I finally wound up at 114th So., and headed east there to Wal-Mart Supercenter. By that point I'd been running for almost 2 hours and had had enough, so I called my husband to come rescue me. This was also about 12:30pm and it was hot and I was getting dehydrated I think. Anyway, he came after I'd run for about 2:04. I'm giving me 12 miles for that.
So the lesson learned here is, if you come to a fork in the road and you know where one way leads and you're not sure about the other, take the sure route--unless you have a lot of time to kill and don't mind getting lost and exploring new areas. And always carry a cell phone when you're running alone.
Later, after doing my domestic chores for the day, I went to the Rec Center and pool ran for one hour. That felt very rejuvenating. I'm giving myself 4 miles for that--15 minutes=1 miles.
Happy running all.
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