Running Errands

Literally.

I hate running out of the way errands.  Even if it is close to home.  My city is a victim of urban sprawl, and to go most places, you need a set of wheels.  Car wheels preferably because though they advertise that this city is bicycle friendly, I see lots of debris filled bike lanes, impatient drivers, and have known too many people hit by cars on a bike.

This means I kind of jump at the chance to run errands by foot every so often.  Today was the "overdue library book" errand.  It was my third day of a three day grace period.  I hadn't even cracked the book open to know what it was about, so I really didn't want to pay fines on something I had ignored for three weeks.  But, I had no plans to drive in the area towards our local library - about a mile from home.  I did have plans to go on a run that direction though!  Running with a book for a mile really isn't as bad as it seems.  I think if I had to go any farther, a running backpack would have been in order, but one book for one mile wasn't any worse than a water bottle!  Of course, once I got rid of the book, it made the run all the more enjoyable.  I did wonder what the drivers around me were thinking because someone running with anything in their hands is pretty strange around here.

I don't "run" errands that often, but I have been known on occasion to return movies or buy a very small grocery item (spinach comes to mind).  It makes me feel like I'm doing my small part to use less gas and it gives me a "real" reason to run (do I really need any other reason other than general health and happiness though?!). 

Have you ever "run" errands?  What was your best errand ever run?