North Mountain

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

generic white hiker on brown background sign

Thought I was doing okay.

Made final turn at 12:25, which is 30-60 seconds faster than normal.

Thought, “Hell, if I really push, I have a chance to break 15:00!”

As I approach the antenna gate touch sign, I wonder, “Should I be ready to click my watch as I touch it?”

Decided not to.

Touched sign.

Looked at watch: 15:31.57.

By the time I clicked it, 15:32.03.

“Darn, just missed setting best time because I wasted .46 seconds.” (Though, in honesty, probably best time as what are the odds my other best time was 15:32, but less than .03?)

Get home, look at my records, and I actually DID set my best time: It was 15:52 — not 15:32.

So, yeah, beat my best time by 20 seconds. 💪