Does 3 wrongs, make a Right Run?

It was a glorious day to run outdoors again today, in the northeast. One of those few, but increasingly common opportunities, where the temperature reached over 60 degrees in early April.

As I prepared for my run this afternoon, I could see the wind blowing hard outside my window. I thought, that given how cold it's been -- it would be best to wear at least some cover to stay warm in the wind. So I dressed in a long-sleeve T.
That was MISTAKE #1

Since it was a nice afternoon, I thought I would try a different route and mix it up a bit. I've driven a parallel route to where I've run plenty of times to bring the kids to school. I figured it might be another 0.5 mile give or take, since it's basically parallel, right?
Well, not only did I miscalculate the distance, by over a mile, the course I ran was a LOT more hilly than I thought it would be.
That was MISTAKE #2



Of course, it was a beautiful day out to run today -- so wouldn't it been good to have a little bit of water with me? Now, I thought I was running shorter than the 7 miles that I covered; but by the time I got back home I was like one big salt pop for my dog to enjoy
That was MISTAKE #3

All that considered, I would have thought this run truly went sideways from the get-go. But looking down at my watch when I finished, I discovered that my pace was far greater than the 8:30-9:00 pace I've been cautiously running at... no instead, I covered the distance in about 7:54 pace. WOW!!

Should I learn from my running mistakes or does that mean that 3 wrongs make a right?