I ran a lap of the apartment complex this morning. It wasn’t too bad, but there were some concerns:

• I can definitely run a mile but I didn’t want to push myself because I work late tonight and my legs hurt by the end of the evening lab as it is. Running multiple miles might be harder but also that’s why it’s so important to try
• I forgot to bring the gate clicker, which would have helped since I can’t squeeze through the east gate like I can the west gate
• If I continue to forget to bring it, I can skip the east gate, which results in an altered route (linked below). Opening the door isn’t too much of a burden but it can take me out of the running zone, which is a hard enough place to get into
• PodRunner actually worked, which was exciting! Will probably not need something more talky since it’s a shorter run.

This is the route I can run that does not incorporate going through the east gate. It’s not ideal because it involves pushing open a door while running and then cutting across some (potentially soggy) grass but it’s surprisingly still over half a mile (0.56 on the charted path, almost the same as the other one which is 0.57). It does involve extra turns going through and around buildings so it’s less fun but still workable

Run path without key fob to go through east gate: https://bit.ly/2RkXvdt