I headed out yesterday around 7:30am for my one hour forty-five minute run. We were having a barbecue at the house in the afternoon and still had a lot of preparations to take care of, so I decided to stay close to home.
I ran to Lakeview Avenue and took that across to Malverne. Instead of heading north, I went south through Lynbrook on Broadway. This was a nice stretch, not too commercial. Eventually, I made it down to East Rockaway Avenue in Hewlett Harbor. The road is pretty narrow on this stretch. There are some pretty homes. I think Pete's childhood buddy lives close by. I made a cautious left on Atlantic Avenue. I knew I had to take Atlantic, but I could have sworn East Rockaway Ave turned into it. I just hoped for the best at this point. I was pretty tired. I hadn't slept well (again) and also didn't eat for the occasion. I seriously need to get carbs back into my life. My bones felt achy and eighty-five year oldy (if you read it in print on my blog, of course it's a word!). I regretted leaving my cell phone at home. What if I get seriously lost and wind up running miles out of my way? Will I be lost forever? How would I get in touch with my family? What will I eat? Where will I sleep? Will a pack of wild wolves take me in as one of their own or will they eat me alive? Oh wait -- are those the train tracks on Sunrise Highway? Yay and phew! Rather than go back through Malverne, I decided to take the path and sidewalk along Sunrise back to my neighborhood. At some point Sunrise and Merrick Road cross. When this happens, there's no sidewalk. Sunrise is a major thoroughfare. It got tricky, but I survived. I made it back to my house in exactly 1:45. I wound up doing twelve miles at an 8:43 pace. Slow going, but considering I was running on empty, I'll take it.
Do you run with a phone? I started to do that after finding myself lost and disoriented in the pouring rain with no money or phone (this was during a run, not my lifestyle at that time). I had no means of contacting anyone to come get me. I eventually figured it out, but have not run phone or cash-less since.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya. During my last marathon training cycle, I got lost on almost every one of my long runs. I was so tired of the same routes, so I would venture off on new ones. I would end up running an extra couple of miles. I have been running with my iPhone, but the arm band rubs up and down leaving hideous scars. I think I do better without. The earbud wires annoy me too.
DeleteI don't like running with earbuds either. It's very rare that I'll do that now. If you don't like using an arm band holder, I recommend the SPIbelt. It's not a good option if you look at your phone during a run, but otherwise it's the least intrusive method of carrying stuff on a run.
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