Unintentional Long Run

So this post is two days late, but I've been busy with the move so I haven't had a chance to write it up. On Friday, I had to go get Carena's car from the parking garage where we accidentally left it for a week (long story). Thinking that based on Madison's low parking rates that they wouldn't tow it so quickly, I thought it would be a nice 3-5 mile jog (see actual details) out to the ramp to pick it up. I set out with 5 bucks cash, my credit card, the parking stub, my driver's license, and her car keys. I considered bringing my phone, but I thought that it would be too much of a hindrance and left it behind. Since I'm moving out of my apartment, I don't have much food there, so I bought a PowerBar at the gas station in lieu of breakfast.

I get to the parking garage and find out that they tow after 48 hours. She gives me the number of the towing company, but I have no phone. Realizing that I'm just a block from Carena's work, I go there and ask to borrow a phone. I call up the number, and they tell me that the car has been impounded, and that I need to call the police. I call the police, and they tell me that the registered owner must pick it up or send a notarized letter authorizing me to pick it up. So there I was in downtown Madison with no access to a vehicle, so I have no option but to run home. I went to Walgreens, bought a Gatorade, and proceeded to run home.

So it's no fun to do a long run without preparing with a decent breakfast or hydrating fully before the run, but that's not the reason the run sucked. It sucked because I had rented a U-Haul and that day was the day that I had to move all the big stuff (couches, TV, etc.) out of my apartment, so the entire time I was thinking about how I hoped my legs weren't too dead to carry stuff up and down stairs all day. Luckily it didn't end up being a big deal, and my legs weren't dead like I had expected. Also, I got a notarized letter faxed to the police department and was able to pick up the car! All's well that ends well, right?