Wound up doing a really long run/walk/run on Friday. I managed to get out of the before 10am and did a very easy job over to the park, where I did a circuit and a half. I realized the bridge in the middle of the park is quite steep, it is hard to keep a steady pace up and down it.
On the south end of the park there was a huge gateball/lawn golf activity going on, with all the neighborhood retirees out in full force with their bicycles lined up, hats on, and jabbering away.
When I left the park I exited further south than I am used to, but I figured I would hit the main road before too long. And then I started daydreaming about my coding project and before you know it, I was completely lost. I hit an intersection that was far too big. And spent about 10 minutes walking around trying to figure out where I was. The convenience store I went into didn’t have any maps, and I had apparently run into a different ward, so the maps on the sidewalk didn’t show where I lived and I was having a hard time figuring out which way to go. Compounding this was the only landmark I recognized, a huge red and white antenna tower at the NTT building, was… in the wrong place. Or rather, I thought it was in the wrong place.
I basically just got completely mixed up. Recognizing a landmark doesn’t help much if you still think you are on the opposite side of it.
When I finally figured it all out, I was about a mile off course. At this point I was walking, but I was thirsty and I had no cash for a drink at the convenience store or a cab home. So I started running again, just because I didn’t want to be out in the heat and humidity forever.
It was a mess of a workout, lots of walking, stops at red lights, etc. But I did cover some ground. About 7-8km, out for over an hour.