Start time: 6/2/11, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: ~5 miles
Average pace: 9:35min/mile
Total Miles For June: 5 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 312 miles

Met the group this morning back at the old routine; run a mile by myself, then four more with them. Estimated my distance for the first (based on where the GPS normally beeps at me), then hit splits off of Steve’s watch for the other four, since my GPS has been having battery issues and is now getting fixed under its warranty. So times might be off a tiny bit. (Also the group elected for no walk break after mile 4, which is why they were a bit peppier than normal. I’m good with that!)

(8:42, 10:02, 10:05, 9:45, 9:18)

Start time: 5/31/11, 6:00am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 3.9 miles
Average pace: 10:23min/mile
Total Miles For May: 57 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 307 miles

Met the guys for a short run this morning. Already in the 70s at 6am… oof! At least it will be cooler on Thursday. Woke up a little late so I didn’t get my extra mile in beforehand, ah well.

Start time: 5/28/11, 7:30am
Location: National Mall, Hains Point
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 10:24min/mile
Total Miles For May: 53 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 303 miles

Met the group for an 8-miler this morning, and having run on Thursday paid off. So while it was humid and sunny, I was doing ok, but a lot the group was fading fast, especially when there was so shade to help out. Definitely that time of year when you need a week or two to adjust to the shifting weather…

Start time: 5/26/11, 7:30am
Location: North Arlington
Distance: 5 miles
Average pace: 9:17min/mile
Total Miles For May: 45 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 295 miles

Everyone cancelled on me for this morning’s run, so I figured I could set the alarm half an hour later since I didn’t need to drive downtown to meet them, and would just run by myself. Somehow that meant that instead of starting at 6, I started at 7:30. Why yes, I do need a running group, if only to get my lazy ass in gear.

Still adjusting to warmth and (more crucial today) humidity. Hello my old enemy.

(9:12, 9:00, 9:33, 9:33, 9:07)

Start time: 5/14/11, 7:00am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:55min/mile
Total Miles For May: 31 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 281 miles

Start time: 5/17/11, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: ~5 miles
Average pace: ?:??min/mile
Total Miles For May: 36 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 286 miles

Start time: 5/24/11, 6:00am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 4.2 miles
Average pace: 10:03min/mile
Total Miles For May: 40 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 290 miles

Oops! Catching up here. Ran a few with the group the previous weekend, nice and unremarkable. Tuesday’s run had my Garmin battery die on me during the run, so beats me on overall time and splits. Wasn’t feeling well all week though, and I skipped Thursday’s run and (eventually, regretfully) Sunday’s race. After a week off, went out for a humid and sweaty four miler with the group. After a week of no exercise (and not feeling great) it was not a pretty sight out on the Mall this morning.

Start time: 5/10/11, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.2 miles
Average pace: 9:42min/mile
Total Miles For May: 25 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 275 miles

Unremarkable but pleasant five-miler with the guys.

(8:41, 10:00, 9:51, 10:07, 9:55, 1:47)

Start time: 5/7/11, 7:00am
Location: Belle Haven Park, National Harbor, Alexandria
Distance: 10.27 miles
Average pace: 10:01min/mile
Total Miles For May: 20 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 270 miles

Met up in Belle Haven Park this morning with the group, and we ran over Wilson Bridge into National Harbor for a loop, then back over and took a brief detour in Alexandria before finishing up. (Mile 5 ended up being crazy long due to everyone forgetting to check their watches on when the walk break was over. Oops.)

More importantly, gorgeous gorgeous weather for a run. Started with long sleeves on, then rolled them up about halfway through. Perfect spring morning.

(9:22, 10:11, 9:49, 10:34, 10:58, 9:43, 9:41, 10:17, 10:28, 9:24, 2:19)

Start time: 5/5/11, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5 miles
Average pace: 9:34min/mile
Total Miles For May: 10 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 260 miles

Maybe it was because of the chillier morning but everyone seemed a little zippier today when I met them. Not that I’m complaining!

(8:28, 9:53, 9:51, 9:48, 9:44)

Start time: 5/3/11, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.18 miles
Average pace: 10:00min/mile
Total Miles For May: 5 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 255 miles

Another Tuesday morning run where I did the first by myself, then met Steve and Ben for the rest. Gorgeous weather.

(8:36, 10:04, 10:39, 10:27, 10:16, 1:44)

Start time: 4/30/11, 7:00am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 10:38min/mile
Total Miles For April: 79 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 250 miles

Just me and Ben; everyone else was out of town or out sick. Ran eight with him, which was nice, but we had to change the route and go back through Georgetown again (which is full of construction equipment and vehicles and is a big slowdown) due to a Walk for the Cure group blocking my planned path. Ah well. Then it was off to a wedding in Leesburg; no time for tea or coffee alas.

(9:55, 10:29, 11:02, 11:12, 11:02, 10:18, 10:34, 10:33)