Start time: 7/28/2014, 5:35am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7 miles
Average pace: 9:43 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 73 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 458 miles
Current Shoes: 15 miles

Good god the humidity. Today was a struggle to finish that last mile.

Start time: 7/23/2014, 5:36am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.3 miles
Average pace: 9:18 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 58 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 443 miles
Current Shoes: 241 miles

Just Steve and me, but BOY was it humid out today. Bleah. Good run otherwise, though!

Also, I really need to swap out my shoes before this weekend.

Start time: 7/19/2014, 7:06am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 10:39 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 51 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 436 miles
Current Shoes: 234 miles

New shoes finally arrived but I haven’t swapped them out yet. Need to do that.

Start time: 7/16/2014, 5:36am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.25 miles
Average pace: 9:17 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 43 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 428 miles
Current Shoes: 226 miles

Sooooooo much nicer out this morning. It wasn’t glorious but it was a real improvement on Monday; a little less humid and not quite as hot. Especially when the breeze would blow.

Start time: 7/14/2014, 5:36am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.25 miles
Average pace: 9:51 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 43 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 428 miles
Current Shoes: 226 miles

We had a couple of big storms last night and boy did it show up this morning in the form of humidity. Oof. Can’t wait for the “poor man’s polar vortex” to appear later this week!

Start time: 7/12/2014, 7:05am
Location: National Mall, Capital Crescent Trail
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 10:31 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 36 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 421 miles
Current Shoes: 219 miles

Sweaty and humid 8-miler with Jerry and Ben. Was definitely feeling the weather by the end! Also, the new shoe experiment is coming to a close. I’ve been having some issues that didn’t exist with the old Brooks Addictions, so I’ve ordered a new pair and they’ll be arriving soon. Ah well!

Start time: 7/10/2014, 5:35am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7 miles
Average pace: 10:15 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 28 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 413 miles
Current Shoes: 211 miles

I was not so much sweaty at the end of today’s run, but rather drenched. Go away, humidity. This is supposed to be a run, not a swim.

Start time: 7/8/2014, 5:35am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.32 miles
Average pace: 9:58 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 21 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 406 miles
Current Shoes: 204 miles

Shifted to Tuesday/Thursday this week for various scheduling reasons. Supposed to get up to 99 degrees today, so a balmy 77 degree morning was much appreciated knowing what’s still ahead…

Start time: 7/4/2014, 10:30am
Location: Sligo Creek Park, Silver Spring
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 9:50 min/mile
Total Miles For July: 14 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 399 miles
Current Shoes: 197 miles

Decided to go for a run today since I’m pretty sure it’s not happening tomorrow. Despite a late start, the weather outside was so mild (for this time of year in DC, it seems to normally be in the high 90s) that it worked out well. Ran through Sligo Creek Park and back, then up to Silver Spring to meet Charlie at the WSC (where he was working out) to take a shower and run some errands from there.

But most importantly, while in Sligo Creek, I came across the most awesome cyclist I’ve seen in quite a while.