Start time: 7/11/2015, 6:00 am
Location: National Mall, 7th St, Howard University, Capitol Hill, H Street
Distance: 10.26 miles
Average pace: 10:35 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 38 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 424 miles
Current Shoes: 97 miles

Ran two miles w/ Armand, then we looped around and picked up Ben for the back 8. We took a detour onto H Street on the way back from our Howard route, which worked well, although we did have a close call with a car flying down Maryland Ave. I saw it and shouted out, and Armand managed to grab Ben to keep him from hurtling forward. Excitement!

Start time: 7/8/2015, 5:40 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.2 miles
Average pace: 9:36 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 28 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 414 miles
Current Shoes: 87 miles

Start time: 7/6/2015, 5:40 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.25 miles
Average pace: 9:42 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 21 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 407 miles
Current Shoes: 80 miles

Crazy thick air today, and it was supposed to pour rain while we were running, but it never happened. All three of us cut our runs short by a mile; Ben’s was at least work-related, but there was definitely a bit of a struggle today. Oof.

(Also we got diverted several times due to fences and blockades still set up from Independence Day. Oops.)

Start time: 7/4/2015, 7:00 am
Location: Columbia, MD
Distance: 8.18 miles
Average pace: 10:10 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 15 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 401 miles
Current Shoes: 74 miles

Steve and I headed up to Columbia to run with Stephanie, Armand, and Jack; considering how many times Stephanie and Armand come down to run with us, it was a bit overdue to return the favor. Since it’s Columbia, the route was full of hills, but thankfully/happily Stephanie spared us some of the truly awful ones. Nothing too crazy for a change. Despite predicted thunderstorms, we got a tiny sprinkle during mile 3 but that was it. Phew!

Start time: 7/2/2015, 5:40 am & 6:56 am
Location: National Mall, Tidal Basin, Clarendon
Distance: 5.4 & 1.86 miles (7.26 miles)
Average pace: 10:07 & 9:12 min/mile (9:53 min/mile)
Total Miles For July: 7 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 393 miles
Current Shoes: 67 miles

Just me and Steve this morning and we headed out for a big loop… which got cut a little short when it began to rain, and then pour on us. Ugh. Headed off to Clarendon for my post-weekday-run shower at the gym, and by then it had stopped, so I ran just under 2 more miles there to finish it out for the morning.

Start time: 6/30/2015, 5:37 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.25 miles
Average pace: 9:46 min/mile
Total Miles For June: 87 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 386 miles
Current Shoes: 60 miles

Biked home after work on Monday, and the fact that it had been 20 days since the previous time out on the bike (thanks to lots of ill-timed afternoon thunderstorms) meant that I paid the price Tuesday morning. My legs felt like lead the entire time and it was a struggle, but I kept going, so that’s a big victory.

Start time: 6/28/2015, 7:06 am
Location: East Capitol Street, National Mall
Distance: 8.3 miles
Average pace: 10:13 min/mile
Total Miles For June: 80 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 379 miles
Current Shoes: 53 miles

Originally was going to run on Saturday, but right as I started leaving the house, the skies opened up and a monsoon-level rain came down. Happily someone else texted before I could to suggest postponing. Ran down East Capitol St to RFK Stadium and back for a change of scenery the next morning.

Start time: 6/25/2015, 5:38 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.2 miles
Average pace: 9:26 min/mile
Total Miles For June: 72 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 371 miles
Current Shoes: 45 miles

Still working on picking up my speed for my first two solo miles of my weekday runs. Bit by bit, getting there.

Start time: 6/23/2015, 5:41 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.08 miles
Average pace: 9:30 min/mile
Total Miles For June: 65 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 364 miles
Current Shoes: 38 miles

Another crazy humid day, to the point that no one wanted to climb Capitol Hill. On the bright side, definitely was moving at a good pace (for me) despite the adverse weather.

Start time: 6/20/2015, 6:06 am
Location: National Mall, Howard University, LeDroit Park, Capitol Hill, Navy Yard
Distance: 10 miles
Average pace: 10:22 min/mile
Total Miles For June: 58 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 357 miles
Current Shoes: 31 miles

Learning from our mistake the previous week, we went with a 6am start-time this Saturday. We had a few drop-offs along the route, but for the majority of us, we actually ran the full 10 miles this time through instead of everyone throwing in the towel early. So that’s a real victory.