Start time: 12/11/2013, 4:42pm
Location: TJ Community Center
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:33min/mile
Total Miles For December: 24 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 712 miles
Current Shoes: 14 miles
6 miles on the TJ indoor track, just for old time’s sake. Followed by spin class. Phew! Backwards bricks kill me.
Start time: 11/27/2013, 5:45am
Location: Silver Spring Clarendon
Distance: 4 miles
Average pace: 9:15min/mile
Total Miles For November: 46 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 688 miles
Current Shoes: 282 miles
Start time: 12/2/2013, 4:45pm
Location: Silver Spring Clarendon
Distance: 4 miles
Average pace: 9:15min/mile
Total Miles For December: 4 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 692 miles
Current Shoes: 286 miles
Start time: 12/4/2013, 5:43am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.36 miles
Average pace: 10:17min/mile
Total Miles For December: 10 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 698 miles
Current Shoes: 292 miles
Finished up November and the start of December with some more treadmill work (ugh), although this time with other cardio (rowing & stationary bike) mixed in, too. And then, finally, members of the group all got back in town and/or better. Phew.
Start time: 11/26/2013, 5:45am
Location: Silver Spring WSC
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:15min/mile
Total Miles For November: 42 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 684 miles
Current Shoes: 278 miles
Freeze or boil is the eternal question of winter running for me. Today was promising not only cold temperatures but freezing rain/sleet, so I decided to (ugh) run on a treadmill at my gym. Except of course, instead of freezing, there I end up boiling. Ended up having to blow dry my face to try and stop from sweating even after a long shower. (Charming, I know.) I always feel like if I could just open a window or two while on the treadmill, the problem would be solved…
Start time: 11/10/2013, 8:00am
Location: Hains Point
Distance: 6.2 miles
Finishing Time: 55:24
Average pace: 8:55min/mile
Total Miles For November: 26 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 668 miles
Current Shoes: 262 miles
I ran the Veteran’s Day 10K this morning… with a bit of a chest cold. Hindsight being 20/20, not the smartest thing I’ve done. The weather was great, though, and the course is flat flat flat. I didn’t feel too bad during the race, but considering I was only about 4 seconds faster than my last 10K that was all-hills earlier this year, I think it was safe to say that I was feeling the results of the chest cold even before I finished.
(Since then, I’ve been coughing a bunch. Yuck.)
Still, all things considered, not too bad. A little crowded at times, but nothing to complain about. Considerate runners, cool temperatures (I didn’t need the insulating layer after all, ah well), and I maintained a very steady pace until the last 1.2 miles where I was even able to pick up a tiny bit of speed. So I’m taking it as a victory. Yay! And hey, unlike the other time that I tried to run a race while sick, I actually finished this one. So there we go.
Start time: 11/4/2013, 5:46am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.3 miles
Average pace: 9:49min/mile
Total Miles For November: 14 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 656 miles
Current Shoes: 250 miles
Start time: 11/6/2013, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.24 miles
Average pace: 10:12min/mile
Total Miles For November: 20 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 662 miles
Current Shoes: 256 miles
Monday: Very brisk morning with the full winter gear on. Nice run, overall, although Steve’s hip bothered him near the end, so boo on that.
Wednesday: Just me and Ben, and distinctly warmer. Back to shorts! 🙂
Start time: 10/30/2013, 5:51am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.3 miles
Average pace: 10:22min/mile
Total Miles For October: 62 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 642 miles
Current Shoes: 236 miles
Last run for October. Rained for a bit, then thankfully let up. More importantly, since it was 52 or so degrees, it wasn’t quite the disaster that rain would’ve been if it was 15 degrees cooler…
Start time: 10/28/2013, 5:42am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.13 miles
Average pace: 10:14min/mile
Total Miles For October: 56 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 636 miles
Current Shoes: 230 miles
I managed to forget to lay out about half of my running clothes and gear the night before, so it was an… interesting morning getting ready.
Start time: 10/21/2013, 5:51am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.2 miles
Average pace: 10:22min/mile
Total Miles For October: 35 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 615 miles
Current Shoes: 209 miles
Cool temps with just me and Ben. Loved the weather, but I fear shorts are about to get (partially) packed up for the season.
Start time: 9/23/2013, 5:47am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.35 miles
Average pace: 9:55min/mile
Total Miles For September: 43 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 573 miles
Current Shoes: 167 miles
Ran Monday with Ben and a long-absent Steve; very pleasant weather, no complaints.
Start time: 9/25/2013, 4:30pm
Location: Rock Creek Park, National Zoo
Distance: 7 miles
Average pace: 9:19min/mile
Total Miles For September: 50 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 580 miles
Current Shoes: 174 miles
Ran after work for a change; parked in Rock Creek where Blagden hits it, and ran down to the Zoo (and up into the Zoo for about half of its length before deciding that hill is for suckers and turned back around) and back. A little warmer than the morning would have been, but a nice run overall.
Start time: 9/18/2013, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.35 miles
Average pace: 10:25min/mile
Total Miles For September: 27 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 557 miles
Current Shoes: 151 miles
Great weather Wednesday morning, just moving a little slowly/sleepy at first.