Freethinker ~ Freerunner

VO2 Max run today.  9 miles with 6 800's on the track.  7:34 AP.   

I jogged for about 1 minute between intervals.  

800's: 3:17, 3:13, 3:17, 3:16, 3:18, 3:19

I jogged the first two miles at a pretty easy pace from my neighborhood to the track about 2.75 miles away.  When I got there the gates were all locked.  What the hell?  The only signs posted were the usual signs stating that the school system has chosen to make this track public and to please abide by the rules...  Since it was 6:00 in the morning and no one was around I considered jumping the fence, but I decided to run the perimeter of the grounds first just to make sure there was not another open gate at the other side.  Before I got the the gate on the opposite corner I found a slot in the fence that I was able to walk through.  When I got closer to the actual track I noticed it was new, and that there was evidence of other construction near the stands.  I decided to hurry up and get on with my workout before any possible construction crews started showing up for work.  I was into my first 800 when I noticed construction traffic far on the other side of the school grounds start arriving for work.  I began imagining that it was only a matter of time before someone came to the track to kick me out, but alas I kept going. 

I finished my workout before anyone came to kick me out and I exited through the entrance on the opposite side of the track that connects to an adjacent residential area.  This was the gate that I had not yet checked to see if it was open.  It was open.  As I left I turned around and saw a sign.  The sign read "facility closed for track renovation until mid to late September."  I considered myself lucky to have escaped and also considered that it is late September. 

On my way down the sidewalk off a main street just outside the neighborhood I encountered a woman riding bike smoking what at first I thought was a cigarette, but later realized was most likely pot.  She was swerving all over the place and I had to jump out of her way.  She exhaled a puff of smoke that when I passed by was very thick and almost choked me up.  It has been many years since I've smelled marijuana, but the scent was pretty unmistakable.