I spent most of the waking hours inside a factory at the Sanmina-SCI Campus in Guadalajara last week. I’ve been working on a new project for EchoStar and we finally went down to the factory to do the Limited Pre-Production (LPP) \/ Prototype run. This means we build a few boards, run them through some tests, see what went wrong, make a few changes to the build and\/or test processes and start over. By the end of the week we had ironed out a lot of things, but there is still more work to be done before we can go back for the Main Production (MP) run.<\/p>\n
I knew it was going to a be a lot of work, but I really wanted to do some running. I think you get a better feel for a place when you spend some time walking\/jogging\/running through its streets. The trouble was that we left for the factory right as the sun came up each day and didn’t get back to the hotel until long after dark. I kept hoping I could drag my butt out of bed in the pre-dawn hours for a quick run, but it just didn’t happen. Finally, on Friday, we got home before the sun went down. I took the opportunity to walk around the area near the hotel, take a few pictures, and scope out the possibility of running. The driving isn’t all that extreme in Guadalajara, but it can get a little crazy from time to time. I didn’t want to compete with cars for the pavement. Luckily I found several routes with sidewalks, so I planned to run Saturday morning before heading to the factory.<\/p>\n
I got up early enough to run a 5k or maybe even a 10k if I was really fast. I ran out to the main road, turned right, and ran till I got to the Arcos del Milenio. I turned around there and headed back down the main road. As I tried to hurry across an intersection as the light was changing, I misjudged a curb and rolled my left ankle a little. It made a snapping sound and hurt immediately. I thought my run was done, but then the pain went away and I started running again.<\/p>\n
I was surprised how quickly my energy drained. I blame the altitude (5,000 feet higher than where I live), but I’m guessing lack of sleep probably played a nice role as well. By the time I got to the Starbucks, I was pretty beat. I turned around again and headed back to the Hotel. I wound up with just over 2 miles, which isn’t too bad for running at 6:45 in the morning (4:45 San Diego time) when it was still pitch black outside.<\/p>\n
Now the bad news. I left my BRAND NEW running shorts in the hotel! That was only my second run with them. They were pretty sweaty when I got back and I didn’t want to pack them that way, so I hung them up in the closet. But when it came time to pack up the next day, I completely forgot about them. Doh! But don’t worry, there is another pair on its way right now, thanks to Amazon Prime. Hopefully I’ll be running in them by Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n