Category Archives: 07mi

Hail Hail…

Start time: 10/14/2015, 5:40 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.4 miles
Average pace: 10:05 min/mile
Total Miles For October: 36 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 638 miles
Current Shoes: 331 miles

…the gang was all there, a contrast from Monday!

Warm(ish) but Pleasant

Start time: 10/7/2015, 5:35 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.66 miles
Average pace: 9:45 min/mile
Total Miles For October: 19 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 621 miles
Current Shoes: 314 miles

A little warmer than one would expect for an October morning, but at the same time I’m not complaining if it’s a t-shirt and shorts run when you’re starting before sunrise.

Hello Autumn

Start time: 10/5/2015, 5:40 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.37 miles
Average pace: 9:29 min/mile
Total Miles For October: 12 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 614 miles
Current Shoes: 307 miles

Super-cool out this morning. Definitely fall weather, to the point that I had a tank top underneath the long-sleeved shirt in order to keep my core warm.

One More Lincoln Sunrise

Start time: 9/21/2015, 5:40 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.5 miles
Average pace: 10:00 min/mile
Total Miles For September: 59 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 606 miles
Current Shoes: 279 miles

Ben asked for one more Lincoln Memorial sunrise attempt. Sadly it wasn’t quite as glorious as last week, but not bad overall either.

Warmer but still cool

Start time: 9/16/2015, 5:35 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.51 miles
Average pace: 9:45 min/mile
Total Miles For September: 42 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 589 miles
Current Shoes: 262 miles

Back to short sleeves today, but still, lovely weather. I do love autumn running, and we’re just on the edges of that now.

Return of the Long Sleeves

Start time: 9/14/2015, 5:35 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.39 miles
Average pace: 9:47 min/mile
Total Miles For September: 35 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 582 miles
Current Shoes: 255 miles

It was super cool, the most so since back in May. I ended up breaking out the long-sleeved shirt (still wore shorts though); no complaints here.

80 degrees before 6am

Start time: 9/9/2015, 5:35 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.4 miles
Average pace: 9:55 min/mile
Total Miles For September: 18 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 565 miles
Current Shoes: 238 miles

Crazy hot and humid for a run that started before 6am. Supposedly this is the last day with temperatures up in the 90s for a while (and possibly for the rest of the year). I’m fine with that.

Out Out Damn Humidity

Start time: 9/4/2015, 5:35 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.26 miles
Average pace: 9:41 min/mile
Total Miles For September: 7 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 554 miles
Current Shoes: 227 miles

I missed Wednesday’s run due to some sleep (or lack thereof) issues, so when a Friday run was offered up (especially since I would be out of town this weekend) I jumped at the chance. But boy was it humid, to the point that I wished I’d worn something a little lighter. Oof. One of my less elegant runs but it got the job done.

Later, August

Start time: 8/31/2015, 5:35 am
Location: National Mall, Capitol Hill
Distance: 7.43 miles
Average pace: 10:08 min/mile
Total Miles For August: 82 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 547 miles
Current Shoes: 220 miles

Bit of a struggle this morning; tired, not feeling great, and very humid. Finished the full run, though, so that’s a victory.

Moose and Squirrel

Start time: 8/26/2015, 5:37 am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 7.43 miles
Average pace: 9:31 min/mile
Total Miles For August: 75 miles
Total Miles For 2015: 540 miles
Current Shoes: 213 miles

Today’s run was punctuated by two things. First, we saw the albino squirrel that lives on or near the National Mall but which is rarely spotted early in the morning. And second, I ran into my friend Moose at the end of my run right as I was wrapping up. A pair of excellent sightings!