Where?

I currently live in the city of Pekanbaru, Sumatra in Indonesia. As with all locations, it poses its own challenges. The temperature usually reaches a daily maximum around 35°C and overnight minimum temperatures are usually around 25°C. There aren't such thing as pavements and the roads are often quite worn, which means large potholes are frequent.

In planning my route, I considered these aspects but also one more point I feel is important:

I tried to ensure I am running along larger roads, especially for the first segment where it will still be a little dark, so reduce the risk of an unseen pothole.

Secondly, and maybe more importantly, I tried to pick a route I was relatively familiar with. I will try to record the run with my GPS watch, but given the screen is damaged I want to be confident in the route - if I were to take a route I was likely to not follow strictly I would be concerned that after the run I would find the distance wasn't correct. More importantly than that, planning a route on-the-fly requires mental energy and I want to try to minimise the energy required to think about where I am going, so I can focus purely on my running.

I have ridden these roads on my motorbike a reasonable number of times, so hopefully the risk of taking a wrong turn is low. Pekanbaru is a relatively flat city, so hopefully there won't be too much challenge in terms of hills. The only one I can think of is coming up from the bridge after crossing back over the river, which is about two thirds of the way around the route. Mentally, that should work well for me, as I can use it as a last big challenge and convince myself the remainder will be easier if I can managed that section. It is possible there are more hills I haven't noticed! It's suprising how much flatter the world seems when you're using a motor!