Running (Easy distance plus) 43:40 [3] 4.02 mi (10:52 / mi) +28m 10:38 / mi
ahr:134 max:148 shoes: Speedcross 5
Armstrong Redwoods. Got to the parking lot at 7:20am, but noticed the sign said no parking until 8am, so went down the road 100m and parked there.
Had the park all to myself - never saw anyone at all until I came back to the entrance, except for one guy running out on the road as I was coming in on the trail. Sun was filtering through the upper parts of the redwoods, cool and pleasant in the woods, really great running conditions. Took it pretty easy at first, but over the last mile or two got going pretty fast. Gotta believe the gps is under-reporting the distance a bit.
The last 60% of the run consisted of 4 laps of the loop that goes out to the Armstrong Tree, with successive splits of 622, 612, 557. 545. The FR235 recorded a 5% variation in the loop distance, though I did virtually step for step the same exact thing each time.
The faster pace on the first split doesn't make sense as I was just warming up there.
Total of the first two splits - to the point where I start the Armstrong Tree loop - was 317, exactly the same as the last time I ran here (April, 2019).
Too much time spent thinking about how much I could get in in order to be back at the cabin in time for L to take the car; would've been nicer to just enjoy the forest.
[Easy distance plus]