Start time: 4/2/2015, 5:00pm
Location: Rock Creek Park
Distance: 7 miles
Average pace: 10:06 min/mile
Total Miles For April: 7 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 134 miles
Current Shoes: 229 miles

I needed the sleep last night, so I bagged on the morning’s run and instead stopped in Rock Creek Park on the way home and hoofed it back and forth in the middle stretch of the park. There was definitely a lot of huffing and puffing going on; a combo of being a little out of shape, recovering from my cold, and not being used to 70 degree weather. Still, I stuck the distance and that’s all that matters.

Start time: 3/31/2015, 5:40am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 10:41 min/mile
Total Miles For March: 46 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 127 miles
Current Shoes: 222 miles

Well, I thought I’d beaten last week’s cold, but as it turned out, nope. Is it gone now? Maybe? Hopefully? Was definitely feeling it a bit today, still.

Start time: 3/26/2015, 5:40am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 10:19 min/mile
Total Miles For March: 40 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 121 miles
Current Shoes: 216 miles

Somewhere (either at home or on my travels) I also picked up a little cold. *sigh* Ended up bagging Tuesday’s run but sweated out 6 miles today. Still need to work on that speed and drop some poundage. The two are, indeed, related.

Start time: 3/21/2015, 8:00am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 11:02 min/mile
Total Miles For March: 34 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 115 miles
Current Shoes: 210 miles

Hadn’t planned on taking a little over a week off, but what was originally a weekend away turned out to have a business trip tacked on, and due to having to carry on luggage with short connections, no running gear. Ah well. Still moving a little slow.

Start time: 3/12/2015, 5:40am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.1 miles
Average pace: 10:10 min/mile
Total Miles For March: 26 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 107 miles
Current Shoes: 202 miles

My solo miles are not where they should be right now. Need to work on that.

Start time: 3/10/2015, 5:40am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.12 miles
Average pace: 10:21 min/mile
Total Miles For March: 19 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 100 miles
Current Shoes: 195 miles

Amazing what a day or so of warmer weather can do! I’d met the guys on Saturday post-run for the coffee/tea portion of the morning and there were huge mounds of snow everywhere from the latest blast of yuck, and they’d reported lots of impassable sidewalks. Today? Barely anything. A few small clumps here and there, but with one exception not on the sidewalks, and clearly in spots where the sun barely hits. Even then, they were much much smaller. It’s supposed to be warm again today and if that’s not enough, rain starting around lunchtime into tomorrow. That should knock out the rest of the snow in one fell swoop. Next stop, mudpie city.

Start time: 3/3/2015, 5:40am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.31 miles
Average pace: 10:16 min/mile
Total Miles For March: 7 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 88 miles
Current Shoes: 183 miles

Good news is that March is starting out with a bit more running. Bad news is that crappy weather is sweeping in, followed by a couple of events that are going to almost certainly derail running for a few weeks. Argh. Well, we’ll see how the latter goes. Hopefully it won’t be TOO disruptive.

Start time: 2/28/2015, 8:00am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 8.05 miles
Average pace: 10:11 min/mile
Total Miles For February: 34 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 81 miles
Current Shoes: 176 miles

I am so ready for warmer weather. Chilly run w/ Steve, Stephanie, and Ben, but good company. They’re definitely what keep me out there!

Start time: 2/25/2015, 5:38am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 10:25 min/mile
Total Miles For February: 26 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 73 miles
Current Shoes: 168 miles

A whole lot of starts and stops on today’s run. Been a while since I’ve been down on the National Mall on a weekday morning (January 15th!) and today reminded me why. Wintry weather means snow and ice, and while NPS does a good job of keeping it at bay as best they can, there’s only so much one can do, especially every time it creeps above freezing and then dips back down after the melt has begun. *sigh* I’m really ready for spring, now.