FKT: Sara Peterson - Johnson Park (NJ) - 2023-10-06

Athletes
Route variation
out & back
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Female
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
19m 4s
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I started about 10:45 AM. Despite not being that late in the day it was still very sticky and humid out which was making my skin glow in my hair super curly so I looked absolutely amazing while I was running. I try to keep it at seven minute pace but I never followed a Garmin map on a watch before so I didn’t know how to see my piece and also I don’t know if I followed the map correctly, because I checked out the course on the map beforehand and it seemed super straightforward and then I didn’t realize there was so many screens on the Garmin and I kept flipping through them trying to find where my pace was and also how do I follow the little tiny map on the watch screen. Other than that it went well. I ran totally by myself and there was hardly anyone in the park. Although while I was cooling down, wow I realized one of the only people in the park was a friend of mine from a long time ago lol. I am going to add that I am from New Brunswick, but I have not lived there in quite some time. I spent  a lot of time in Johnsons Park as a child since it was near to my house. I remember visiting Monty the bear often with my family. The park wasn’t just important to me and my immediate family. My uncle spent so much time there and his ashes were actually thrown over landing lane bridge as he spent most of his free time around there fishing. So I was super happy to see that one of the FKT courses in New Jersey was a place that I love so much. Now I just don’t know if I did this whole thing the right way or not lol, well either way I had so much fun going there and visiting and running.