Start time: 11/28/05, 7:00pm
Location: Clarendon, Court House, and Rosslyn
Distance: 3.5 miles
Average pace: 10:14min/mile

After feeling immensely fat/lazy earlier today, I took advantage of the fantastic weather we’re having here in the DC area and went running. I deliberately went slower than the last time I ran along Wilson and Clarendon Boulevards, trying to avoid all that huffing and puffing. The difference did me well; it was much more comfortable despite my slacking as of late, letting me run up to Clarendon metro, then turning around and heading all the way down past Court House and Rosslyn metro and practically to the water.

Of course, there’s still that killer hill coming back up from Rosslyn (especially between Rhodes and Veitch, good god) but it felt really good to just get my legs pumping and to finish up the loop, which turned out (without planning on my part) to be exactly 3.5 miles. If only it was a little flatter I’d be thrilled with the route, but it was still quite nice. Definitely a distance I’ll have to remember for the future.

Oh, best of all? I tried out a pair of Superfeet inserts instead of my orthodics that I had made back in 2001 (and which are starting to wear out). No pain! This is a huge relief, knowing that instead of $300 custom-made arch supports I can stick with a $35 store-bought pair. Phew.