{"id":493,"date":"2012-10-03T13:31:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T21:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2012-10-03T13:31:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T21:31:19","slug":"why-do-i-hate-out-and-backs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/03\/why-do-i-hate-out-and-backs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do I Hate Out and Backs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted at The Loop<\/a>, the blogs at Runner’sWorld.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There\u2019s this really great running trail in Shoreline, the Interurban, blacktop paved, wide, well maintained, with pedestrian bridges over a major intersection. I end up running along it three or four times a week, depending. Going south to north it\u2019s a very gentle climb, making it easy to run both ways. But for some reason, I can only ever run it one way at a time.<\/p>\n

I really despise out-and-back routes, and I\u2019m not even sure why. The Interurban would be great for an out-and-back, but I end up taking sides streets for half the run, in order to create a loop, and this despite some pretty tough hills along those side streets. If I\u2019m feeling creative, I\u2019ll run up the Interurban, switch to a side street, then come back on the Interurban to the point I was on it before, then switch to another side street, creating a kind of figure-eight loop.<\/p>\n

And although I said I\u2019m not sure why I can\u2019t bring myself to do out-and-backs, I have my suspicions. I think it might have something to do with GPS mapping\u2014I have one of those Nike+ watches, and I love looking at the maps of my runs after I\u2019m done, especially on a brand-new route. But if I\u2019m going out for a 5 miler, and I\u2019ll end up on a loop I\u2019ve run dozens of times. So why should the map matter?<\/p>\n

I can recall, five years ago when I started running, I ran for time, not for distance\u2014the goal was, for example, to run for 30 minutes, and I always ran an out-and-back: 15 minutes out, 15 minutes back (20 back if I pushed too hard on the first half). But then I switched to mileage goals, and I\u2019d create routes using an online mapping tool. Some of the tools would get wonky if I tried to create a way-point on a street that already had a route marked on it. That\u2019s my excuse.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing this to see if you commiserate. Does anyone else had out-and-backs like I do? Just today, as I was heading home on the last half mile, I avoid a blind intersection by taking a side street, which put me on a street I had already run today for all of one block. And I cringed the whole time. Anyone else suffering from this ridiculous psychosis?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted at The Loop, the blogs at Runner’sWorld.com There\u2019s this really great running trail in Shoreline, the Interurban, blacktop paved, wide, well maintained, with pedestrian bridges over a major intersection. I end up running along it three or four times a week, depending. Going south to north it\u2019s a very gentle climb, making it easy … <\/p>\n

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