Start time: 9/8/12, 8:21am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5 miles
Average pace: 10:12min/mile
Total Miles For September: 14 miles
Total Miles For 2012: 344 miles
Current Shoes: 139 miles

Start time: 9/5/12, 5:45am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.06 miles
Average pace: 10:12min/mile
Total Miles For September: 9 miles
Total Miles For 2012: 339 miles
Current Shoes: 134 miles

Back with the group, who has shifted (at least temporarily) to Monday/Wednesday runs in my absence. Since I normally have spin class on Wednesdays, we’ll see how this goes. Anyway, another thick air run. Just awful. Hopefully things will change soon for the better.

Start time: 7/26/12, 5:51am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.11 miles
Average pace: 10:50min/mile
Total Miles For July: 42 miles
Total Miles For 2012: 306 miles
Current Shoes: 101 miles

Just the two of us on a slightly slow Thursday morning.

Start time: 7/24/12, 5:45am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.11 miles
Average pace: 10:02min/mile
Total Miles For July: 37 miles
Total Miles For 2012: 301 miles
Current Shoes: 96 miles

It’s nice to be back.

Start time: 2/28/12, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5 miles
Average pace: 10:38min/mile
Total Miles For February: 104 miles
Total Miles For 2012: 188 miles
Current Shoes: 221 miles

Met Ben this morning for an easy 5-miler. Upper right thigh is still a tiny bit sore from the impact of wiping out on Saturday, but other than that, not bad. Also ordered some more running shoes; there’s a new model out so I was able to get the model I’ve been using for over a third off as they get rid of the merchandise. (So I bought two pairs! I’ll use em.)

Start time: 11/8/11, 5:46am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.23 miles
Average pace: 10:21min/mile

Start time: 11/10/11, 5:47am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.08 miles
Average pace: 9:40min/mile

Start time: 11/12/11, 7:31am
Location: Capitol Hill, RFK Stadium, Nationals Stadium
Distance: 8.2 miles
Average pace: 10:29min/mile
Total Miles For November: 39 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 605 miles
Current Shoes: 146 miles

I guess I keep forgetting to update because on Tues/Thurs I go to the gym and then the office, not directly home. And then I forget. But I also have no excuse on Saturdays. Hmmmm. So, last week’s runs.

Tuesday: So memorable that I don’t remember it, save for being excited about having daylight.
Thursday: Great brisk weather and the difference in the pace showed. Also decided to start adding on a little extra at the end as well to up the weekday count to 6 miles, whenever possible.
Saturday: Nice run through Capitol Hill w/ Ben and John, one of those beautiful autumn days. Actually overdressed a bit, but at least it wasn’t a problem until the end.

Let’s see if, when I get home and download the stuff off my watch, I actually remember to update.

Start time: 11/3/11, 5:45am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.21 miles
Average pace: 10:27min/mile
Total Miles For November: 10 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 576 miles
Current Shoes: 117 miles

Boy, the National Mall sure was dark this morning. Ben and John and I ended up slowing down a great deal just so we didn’t fall off sidewalks and/or kill ourselves. Yeesh. Glad the time switch finally hits on Sunday!

Start time: 11/1/11, 5:20pm
Location: Sligo Creek Park
Distance: 5 miles
Average pace: 9:34min/mile
Total Miles For November: 5 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 571 miles
Current Shoes: 112 miles

Took an inadvertent week off of running, due to cold weather and rain/sleet on Thursday and Saturday mornings. Since no one else was going to be around Tuesday morning, I postponed my run until after work (when it was a bit warmer) and ran through Takoma Park to Sligo Creek Park, running along the stream up to Piney Branch and then back.

All in all it’s a nice run, although that hill coming back out of Sligo Creek into Takoma… eek! It’s steeper than it looks going down. Afterward I did find one small tweak I’ll make (to avoid having to run on the shoulder of the road right before entering the park area) but it’s a nice route overall.

(8:39, 9:22, 9:47, 10:18, 9:42)

Start time: 10/25/11, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.32 miles
Average pace: 9:57min/mile
Total Miles For October: 55 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 566 miles
Current Shoes: 107 miles

There’s something particularly lovely about early autumn running weather. At first you’re thinking, it’s a bit crisp/cold, maybe you needed a second layer… and then about a mile or so in, you warm up just the right amount and it’s perfect. Cool temperatures keep you from getting too sweaty/overheaded, but internal body temperature keeps you from getting too cold. And then afterwards, you get in that hot shower and your hands burst to life all over again as they warm up and you realize that they were colder than the rest of your body.

Time to enjoy it while I can, before it gets really cold!