23.01@9:34
What was supposed to be 22 miles, turned into 23 miles plus two miles of walking.
Out the door about 7:00ish from Sophia's apartment, warmed up and run through the streets of Tallahassee near college town area until I got to the St Mark's trailhead. Started to take one wrong turn but corrected quickly then back on the trail proper.
Up ahead I saw a dog off a leash with a person nearby. Usually these dogs off leash with owner nearby are well behaved. But this time I wasn't so sure. As I got closer I saw the lady that was near the dog was holding what looked like a human head on a stick (pretty sure was not a real head). She was walking up and down the trail holding the head and pointing it toward the woods and mumbling something. Got past the lady and the dog and saw that under the bridge was a tent and some belongings.
It was cool and foggy out, low 50's , fog made it feel colder. Trail took a left hand turn across a street then another right a couple blocks later. A little after that the trail was closed but just a few blocks where it was torn up. Then a little after that was a major road crossing. Still kind of foggy so was extra careful crossing the 6 lanes.
After that the trail was quiet and easy, no more surprises. There was a nice bathroom where I stopped quickly and topped off water at fountain. A little after that saw some Army people (maybe reservists) doing PT test.
Just slightly after hitting 11 miles, turned around. Passed the various landmarks. Army people had wrapped up so they were gone. Fog had all cleared but was still cool enough out to still be nice.
Crossed the big road and came up to the place where the trail had turned left and then right. Made the mistake of crossing the road by going right. Still looked like a trail, marked the same for a while. Then it didn't look right. Stopped and looked on my phone a couple of times until I figured out how to get back.
I'd added an extra 3 miles. Decided to just run 1 of those miles and walk the rest.
Jessica had relocated from Sophia's apartment to Jacob's place so I went there, had a shower and then breakfast at a place next door before hitting the road to go back home.
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