a barrel of this

Today was supposed to be a proper 10k but I was hoping to pick up a map of the park at a picnic bench location where I had spotted some maps before. This particular picnic bench area is right at the start of the trail route loop that I know of in the park. Therefore […]

I got lost today in the park trying to make a loop out of what was an out-and-back route. I’ll post a map soon that shows me desperately trying to find a path to 16th Street and back home. Instead I turned what was supposed to be a 6k run into an 8k plus. I […]

More speed work, this time in the morning. I’m trying to shift towards early morning runs so that my work time overlaps more with my west coast co-workers. Otherwise I sign off earlier to get in evening runs and that’s not maximizing the overlap time which can be crucial to getting things done. I prefer […]

Tried a new loop through the zoo today. Those blue elevation lines are my rapid assent down the northeast side of the Zoo. I spotted a giraffe but otherwise it was just starting to rain and most of the animals were headed inside much like the majority of Zoo visitors. It was tough going up […]

Just a short run before band practice.

I didn’t have much time this evening to run so I went down to the track. Tuesday should be a speed day anyway. I had a couple of strong laps. I still haven’t quite figured out the lap function on the Forerunner since it divided my laps up into smaller distances. I believe this is […]

My pal Space gave me the Washington, DC Running Guide before I left the west coast and I’ve been meaning to start working through the runs. Today was my first run post-marathon in downtown DC after 10 days off. I did do some swimming and kayaking over the last ten days so it wasn’t entirely […]