This morning I went out for my morning run/walk feeling pretty good. I woke up a little before six, figuring that would give me plenty of time to fit in my scheduled 40 minutes, a stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way home, and even have time for some real stretching. I decided to head towards Brookline instead of my typical Newton runs. At about 18 minutes in, I got bored with the main road and took a right.
Well...one hilly and curvy side street led to another, then a big downhill and all of a sudden I was on a major road that I am familiar with, but couldn't figure out where on said road I had ended up. Since I knew I would have trouble retracing my steps (and was really opposed to re-climbing the hill/mountain I had just come down from), I decided to pick a direction and go. Thankfully, I picked the right one and it was only a 15 minute "diversion".
I have learned my lesson: plan routes ahead of time if you aren't completely sure where you're going. If you are going to break that rule and explore new territory, do it at the beginning of the run, NOT at the end. Otherwise you will end up lost, tired, miserable and late. The only upside is I ran more than I had planned to in an attempt to get out of this mess! Oh, and it also helps to live next door to one of the tallest buildings in the neighborhood!
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