Interesting. Got off work tonight early due to empty ER, felt pretty good and decided to run. I arrived home about 10:10, changed clothes, started a load of laundry and headed to the park, arriving at 10:30. I knew the park officially closes at 11 p.m., but I figured my planned 4 miles wouldn't push much past that and I'd be outta there before anybody with a siren noticed. And I didn't want to run on the streets that late.
Uh, no. On my last lap at Cross Park I see a car near mine and somebody steps out with a flashlight. I said uh oh and cut the lap as short as I could given that there's a lake in the middle of it. Sure enough, it's a policeman. He reaches in his pocket, but pulls out a notebook, not a ticket pad. He reminded me that the park closed at 11, asked me when I'd be through, to which I responded I was through. He asked my name and date of birth, wrote it down in his notebook, wished me a good night and left. Kinda the non-warning warning. I think I can safely assume next time I do that, there'll be a ticket attached.
Oh yeah, the run. Felt good enough that I decided to push it. Ran six laps plu at sub-8:40, then jogged the last lap (if I'd pushed the last lap, maybe I finish before the cop arrives). Overall average still well below 9:00. Closest thing to a tempo run I've done in a while, and legs felt pretty good. Suspect I'll be sore in the morning, though. | 