Tuesday morning I got up nice and early in Austin to get in my run. I set out from the hotel about 6:45 and headed north. My plan was to run around Quarry Lake, which I'd never visited, and lap it enough times to get in my mileage. It was still a few minutes from first light when I arrived and found the lake and path surrounded by a fence. Surprise! I tried one of the gates and no luck. I ran around a few buildings and then a path, where I found another gate. This one opened. I'm guessing they must have been on timers and set to unlatch at 7 a.m. Anyway, I was the first one on the path and ended up doing five laps (I think), a couple of which were at a faster pace.
It was a humid morning, and as I ran more people showed up on the path. A few were walking dogs, one guy sat down on a bench and read, and one shirtless older guy (like probably the same age as me) sprinted by me going the opposite way a few times. I saw him walking a lap later, so I guess the humidity got to him, too. I made it back to the hotel at about the 5.7 mile mark and that was close enough to my usual tally so I called it good.
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