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Sitting out the month of October was horrible. The weather here was beautiful, everyone was out running getting in their last miles before the various marathons happening up and down the east coast. All of this was a constant reminder that last year at this time I was running my first marathon. In the year […]

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 […]

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 might have to get more precise in my categorization of routes as all of my runs in my new neighborhood start in Rock Creek Park. But when I lived across the street from Golden Gate Park it was the same way. Walk down the street and start running. Can’t get better than that.
Today […]

Tried again to get the trail right in Rock Creek Park today and almost made it. This was supposed to be a long run but the heat really got to me. It is taking longer than I expected to adjust to the humidity. I also ate too close to the start of the run which […]

I signed up for a trails.com account before I drove back east. It was one of the only places that I could find info on trails in places like Lawrence, KS. Since I never really ran here in DC after my freshmen year in college I decided to keep the subscription to find some trails […]

I’ve been going again on and off since February ‘06 after a long break following the marathon last October. In March I started going to a physical therapist for my left knee problems after my doctor took an MRI and believed that this was my best option. I went to Potrero Hill Physical Therapy and […]