Meander

Meander: "... to follow a winding or indirect course..." according to Merriam Webster 

With my goal of running + walking 10 miles per day, I've resumed the meandering approach to running and walking from my days training for longer escapades. This approach serves both my goals and my psyche very well.  I've never been a huge fan of doing the same thing day after day be it running the same route or performing the same work task. Thus my career of designing and developing new application systems suited me very well - as does the need to expand my running horizons while increasing mileage.

Today was a good example of meandering. I needed to run an errand. The direct route from my house to the site of my errand is less than a mile - yet, somehow I managed a 5-mile round trip while accomplishing the errand.  The most amazing thing about this particular outing is that I actually remembered to take care of my errand while running hither and yon!