Running in Okinawa for nearly 4 years has practically ruined my body's ability to run in the "COLD". Today it was around 60 when I started running and I was *freezing* in long sleeves! I think it felt just about the same as running in Okinawa in January! Definitely colder than running there in December! I didn't really feel like running, but I told myself I had to run at least a mile. (Knowing that of course I wouldn't stop once I hit a mile!) I figured I'd go 3-3.5 miles. I decided I would try a "new" route...all my new routes here end up being bits and pieces of routes I've run before with a little new stuff thrown in. I really don't know where I was or how I got back...but somehow I covered 7 miles! I kept recognizing parts, like the "Norfolk Terrier" restaurant and a little school that I'd run past before, but didn't really know how I ended up there. I tried remembering street names, and while I do remember some (Vicar's Lane, Anne Bartholomew Road, Byron Walk, Churchill Road, etc.) I am not sure I'd know how to get there on purpose. I'd really like to replicate this route sometime, because it's hard for me to get runs that total more than 3-4 miles without a ton of backtracking. If I manage to do this run again, I'll be really happy. Shocked, but happy!
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