Today was the first Street Scramble of the season. I competed in the 90-minute foot category. My planned route would take me through the area around campus, over to the area just northeast of Husky Stadium, up Sand Point Way past Children's hospital, due west to Roosevelt High School, finishing with a run through Ravenna Park.

I went around campus first to avoid the congestion—both foot and car—that increases throughout the day. Finishing from the north meant I would end with a downhill run, as there's nothing worse than trying to out-run a clock when slogging uphill. I must have done something right, because I finished with just under two minutes to spare.

I ended up in a three-way tie for second on points, but finished third based on total time. I might have done better but for two things. One, I stopped to pee about 40 minutes into the race, which cost me around two minutes. The other, I had trouble answering the question for a clue that involved finding a number on plaque. The plaque contained several numbers, but none of them matched my answer sheet, so I went looking for another plaque. Unable to find one, I went back to the original, which I examined more closely, finally finding the number. The problem was, it was the only number that was spelled out, rather than appearing as a numeral. Since it was a numeral on the answer sheet, and three other numbers on the plaque were numerals, my eyes just skipped over the word "eleven" on my first perusal. A stupid little error, but it cost me around a minute.

I also managed to run 40 miles this week. Woot!  ¶ 9:51 PM