Running (Street & Trail Commute) 1:10:01 [3] 8.5 mi (8:14 / 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 to the foot bridge over the creek to Beach Dr., to the Pinehurst Trail, to Western Ave., NW, to Cummings Ln. to Turner Ln. to Brookville Rd. to Sheperd St. to Connecticut Ave. to Thornapple St., to Leeland St. to 46th St. to the Capital Crescent Trail, to Woodmont Ave., to Hampden Ln. to Arlington Dr., to Cordell Ave. to Old Georgetown Rd. Conditions were pleasant for running. The dirt trails had a few damp spots and some rocks were slippery wet from recent rains. The temperatures were in the 60s F and it was a bit humid. I ran okay, shaking off some soreness along the way. I sometimes was slow climbing hills but on slight grades and flat ground I could find my stride. Near the end I stopped to watch Max's soccer practice. My time was slightly faster than a similar rund that I did almost a year ago.
