Start time: 7/24/2013, 5:45am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:47min/mile
Total Miles For July: 77 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 418 miles
Current Shoes: 12 miles

Ben, Steve, and I made a new “friend” on our run today. Another runner came up to us while we were running, asked if we were training for anything, and then WOULD NOT GO AWAY. Seriously. He talked a mile a minute about himself (do we really care that that in 2004 he got $40 off a hotel stay?) and mentioned where he works and that he’d run 54 marathons at least 100 times. Possibly more.

After a mile and a half of this Steve finally said, “Well, we don’t want to keep you and you clearly are a faster runner than us, so have a nice run.” And he didn’t get the hint and clung to us for another 4/5ths of a mile until we got to the point where we split up. And then he followed Steve in the direction of home. Sorry buddy, but better you than me.

Start time: 7/17/2013, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.27 miles
Average pace: 10:07min/mile
Total Miles For July: 57 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 398 miles
Current Shoes: 297 miles

82 degrees at 6am? Ugh.

Start time: 7/15/2013, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:54min/mile
Total Miles For July: 51 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 392 miles
Current Shoes: 291 miles

Start time: 7/8/2013, 5:47am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.27 miles
Average pace: 9:51min/mile
Total Miles For July: 26 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 367 miles
Current Shoes: 266 miles

In the “first world problems” category, I wore a slightly-too-heavy-weight running t-shirt this morning. Totally drenched by the end. I think it’ll be temporarily retired until the fall.

Start time: 7/3/2013, 5:48am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.28 miles
Average pace: 10:30min/mile
Total Miles For July: 12 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 353 miles
Current Shoes: 252 miles

Funny how 87% humidity can make me run exactly one minute per mile slower a day later… 🙂

Start time: 7/2/2013, 5:49am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.38 miles
Average pace: 9:30min/mile
Total Miles For July: 6 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 347 miles
Current Shoes: 246 miles

Was supposed to run with a friend today, but he wasn’t able to make it at the last minute due to some unforseen circumstances. Ended up being just me and a Savage Love podcast, but that went just fine.

Start time: 6/26/2013, 5:45am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 10:09min/mile
Total Miles For June: 77 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 341 miles
Current Shoes: 240 miles

Forgot to add this entry due to houseguests arriving… a run up and down the Mall, plus up and over Capitol Hill and past the Supreme Court on the day of the Prop 8/DOMA decision. 🙂

Start time: 6/24/2013, 5:46am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.26 miles
Average pace: 9:50min/mile
Total Miles For June: 71 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 335 miles
Current Shoes: 234 miles

93% humidity. So gross.

Start time: 6/19/2013, 5:46am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.3 miles
Average pace: 9:35min/mile
Total Miles For June: 53 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 317 miles
Current Shoes: 216 miles

It’s amazing what a difference the humidity dropping makes. So, so, so much nicer.