Running home - Sept 20

Well, it was interesting, and now I know that I need a better backpack (or even a jogging stroller?!) before I'll do it again like that. This morning I felt like someone had been punching my shoulder--the one-strapped messenger bag did that all the way home, no matter how smoothly I tried to run. The distance was fine because I couldn't run very fast -- first the backpack thing, then once I'd done about 1.5 miles and was settled I was on the rail trail and it was DARK! Couldn't see a thing most of the time. It's very hard to feel confident you're running straight, and the trail edges are stepped so I had to keep falshing on the flashlight in the treed over parts where there wasn't even a peripheral horizon glow to sense direction with. Silly me not to have figured that -- have to rethink the possibiities . . . By the time I hit the road again, 6.5 miles in, I was pretty chilly because of the cautious pace. Evening running is now likely to be that way, colder. All told it was a bit of a bust in many ways, though I'm very happy I was able to get the distance in. Ran all the way to S&S and then warmed down for a bit.

Time: 1:27:01
Distance: 10.91
Speed: 7.5 mph

Comment: LAL (live and learn). I'm at 14 for the week, so a good Saturday run and I'll be over 20 miles, which considering my schedule this week (one all nighter and two post midnight departures) is fair enough.