Running (Street & Trail Commute) 1:06:03 [3] 7.88 mi (8:23 / mi)
From the Van Ness/UDC Metro Station in Washington, D.C. down Connecticutt Ave. to the Melvin-Hazen Trail, to the Rock Creek Trail to Broad Branch Rd., trails on the west side of the valley to Military Rd., then up the Valley Trail, the foot bridge over the creek to Beach Dr., to the Pinehurst Trail, Western Ave., NW, to Cummings Ln. to Turner Ln. to Brookville Rd. to Taylor St. to Connecticut Ave. to Thornapple St., to Leeland St. to 46th St. to the Capital Crescent Trail, to Woodmont Ave. to North Ln. and to the Bethesda Metro Station in Maryland. I was extra slow starting out since I was still feeling tired. There were once again a lot of trail runners going south as I headed north up to Military Rd. Some were moving fast. Using the Valley Trail and the Pinehurst Trail, my route was flatter than the one I did last week, and I stayed on dirt trails longer. I felt stronger as I was finishing up (still not so fast) and had just had some slight discomfort in my left knee as I couldn't get it to pop before the run. My legs had been tight and tired so after the run they felt even more so.