Start time: 2/22/2016, 5:40 & 6:01 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 2.02 & 5.35 miles
Average pace: 8:25 & 9:38 min/mile
Total Miles For February: 44 miles
Total Miles For 2016: 44 miles
Current Shoes: 254 miles

Balmy weather for February (40 degrees!), enough that I took my hat off for the second half of the run because it was actually a little too warm. I suspect this won’t last but it’s a pleasant change for an early morning run.

Start time: 2/8/2016, 5:39 & 6:00 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 2.03 & 5.42 miles
Average pace: 8:32 & 9:56 min/mile
Total Miles For February: 21 miles
Total Miles For 2016: 21 miles
Current Shoes: 231 miles

One last morning run with the guys before heading out of town. Bundled up a bit, but not too bad. No complaints!

Start time: 2/3/2016, 5:42 & 6:00 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 2.03 & 5.42 miles
Average pace: 8:42 & 9:50 min/mile
Total Miles For February: 14 miles
Total Miles For 2016: 14 miles
Current Shoes: 224 miles

Still no dipping below freezing, although it was misty and it felt like there was more of a chill in the air than there really was. Opted for pants and a jacket this morning even though it was numerically the same temperature as Monday. Supposedly it’ll get up to 60 degrees and rain later today, so with any luck that’ll knock out the rest of the snow once and for all.

Next stop, mud pit.

Start time: 2/1/2016, 5:40 & 6:01 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 2.05 & 5.36 miles
Average pace: 9:00 & 10:25 min/mile
Total Miles For February: 7 miles
Total Miles For 2016: 7 miles
Current Shoes: 217 miles

Some slightly warmer weather moved in, but the best thing about this run wasn’t being able to wear shorts (although that was nice!) but rather, that since Saturday morning, it hadn’t dipped back below freezing. So as the melt progresses, there’s less worry about ice slicks forming on sidewalks overnight. Hurrah!

Start time: 1/11/2016, 5:39 & 6:00am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 2.06 & 5.34 miles
Average pace: 8:28 & 10:06 min/mile
Total Miles For January: 33 miles
Total Miles For 2016: 33 miles
Current Shoes: 160 miles

Cold breeze this morning, but apparently colder weather is on the way, so best to run outside now while one can!

Start time: 12/31/2015, 5:40 & 5:59 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 2.06 & 5.47 miles
Average pace: 8:41 & 10:07 min/mile
Total Miles For December: 56 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 846 miles
Current Shoes: 127 miles

Final run of 2015! Knee is still bothering me a bit (boooo) but at least it was outdoors and not on the dreaded treadmill. Added bonus, it was warm enough that I got to wear shorts. Not a bad way to wind things down.

Start time: 12/23/2015, 5:42 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 1.9 & 5.43 miles
Average pace: 8:52 & 9:59 min/mile
Total Miles For December: 34 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 824 miles
Current Shoes: 105 miles

Slightly slower start, with the knee bothering me a bit at first, but with time it loosened up, so that’s a good sign. Otherwise, just a very foggy (and crazy unseasonably warm) morning.

Start time: 12/21/2015, 5:42 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 1.56 & 5.52 miles
Average pace: 8:37 & 9:55 min/mile
Total Miles For December: 27 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 817 miles
Current Shoes: 98 miles

Ended up taking a little unexpected break; after my exciting hotel treadmill run two weeks earlier my knee was killing me. Further reason to avoid treadmills it seems. Anyway, finally went out on a run again this morning (a tiny bit shorter than normal although not too much) and so far so good. A tiny bit of soreness when turning but otherwise a-ok. Phew!

Start time: 12/3/2015, 5:39 & 5:59am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 2.03 & 5.35 miles
Average pace: 8:38 & 10:09 min/mile
Total Miles For December: 7 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 797 miles
Current Shoes: 78 miles

We postponed Wednesday’s run due to rain. Plus side was Ben got to run with us; minus side is it was crazy windy. Brrrrr.

Start time: 11/30/2015, 5:40 & 5:59am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 2.11 & 5.36 miles
Average pace: 8:25 & 9:36 min/mile
Total Miles For November: 107 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 790 miles
Current Shoes: 71 miles

Just me and John, post-Thanksgiving. Clearly we had some extra fuel in the tank!