Trail run 30:48 [3] 3.3 mi (9:20 / mi)
weight:184lbs
The plan was to run a very comfortable loop in the Needham Town Forest just prior to picking the kids up from school. But then I arrived in the parking area to find The Heat just waiting to harrass the owners of unleashed dogs. And, silly me, I didn't have the leashes in the car, so I couldn't even pretend that I was going to keep them leashed until I got out of sight. So I did an abrupt (and surely conspicuous) U-turn feeling surprisingly anxious even though I am pretty sure you can't be fined or arrested for conspiring to commit an act of unsecured canine ambulation.
In any case, I drove over to Caryl Park, but now the run wasn't as comfortable because I was threatening to be late for the kids. And yes, of course, there are plenty of ways to shorten the route, but I am compulsive enough that I wanted to do one of my measured loops so I could properly record it. At least the run itself was uneventful, and I don't really feel that I stressed myself unduly. I'm pretty sure the fact that I have chosen to work an overnight shift immediately prior to the event will have a much greater likelihood of affecting my performance than the extra 1-2% effort I put out today.
