So, on my 4th attempt at run 3, I finally did it.
Plan 1: Rain. Storm. Swirling leaves and debris with intent to kill. Nope.
Plan 2: Phone died minute 12. Obvious way to time it is to just turn around and then it'd be pretty much 25 mins. But...that would involve a second huff/puff/gasp/pant past playing fields of bored people at a rugby match who ALL (really) decided it would be more interesting to watch the person on verge of collapsing waddle past. So I didn't turn around and kept going, thinking that I was stopping somewhere around 25 mins. Urm. It was 18 mins. It felt like 25...
Plan 3: Someone sent me work on my lunch hour.
Plan 4: I did it!!! These seagulls can vouch for it. It was like they were all lined up waiting for me....