The 9:11 mile was my speed work for the morning. Functioning off about 6 hrs sleep. Muggy and rainy this morning. Took a lot of effort again this morning but I feel really good now.
I love autumn. The sun was bright and the breeze was cool. I left my house for a familiar route then came to a crossroad...should I take the safe and familiar route OR enjoy the benefits of a Garmin and take an old unfamiliar route? I decided to take the old unfamiliar route since I had my mace, plenty of water, and was feeling good. I went on a route that QP and I use to run called "the dump run". We called it that because you pass the county landfill and there is usually interesting treasures along the road (none today though QP, sorry). The shoulder of the road is filled with debris like rocks and sticks so you have to stay aware and it keeps your mind from getting board. You run on a major highway for about a mile then to a country road with no shoulder. It loops back around into my neighborhood and I ran among the streets until I reached my desired mileage.
