Start time: 8/10/2013, 6:08am
Location: National Mall, Hains Point, Capitol Hill
Distance: 9 miles
Average pace: 10:43min/mile
Total Miles For August: 37 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 479 miles
Current Shoes: 73 miles

Start time: 8/12/2013, 6:00pm
Location: WSC Silver Spring
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:27min/mile
Total Miles For August: 43 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 485 miles
Current Shoes: 79 miles

Start time: 8/14/2013, 5:52am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.25 miles
Average pace: 9:59min/mile
Total Miles For August: 49 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 491 miles
Current Shoes: 85 miles

Start time: 8/19/2013, 5:47am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.37 miles
Average pace: 9:49min/mile
Total Miles For August: 55 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 497 miles
Current Shoes: 91 miles

Saturday, Aug 10: Me, John, Stephanie, Ben, and returning to the fold Mark went out for a 9-miler. Ben and Mark cut it a little short (maybe a mile or so) but all in all, an uneventful and pleasant time. And then, with it over, I dashed off to New Jersey for the weekend. Fortunately by car rather than by foot.

Monday, Aug 12: Got home too late to run in the morning, but ran 6 miles w/ Charlie at the gym that evening instead. Ugh, treadmill.

Wednesday, Aug 14: Back to morning runs. Ben and Mark provided welcome company… doubly so because near the end we spotted the crazy guy from a couple of weeks ago, having latched onto someone new. Crazy guy split off from the rest of the group while they were in eyesight and I swear, just from the person he was talking to’s shoulders, I could tell he was relieved. Ha!

Monday, Aug 19: Went on vacation over the weekend and didn’t run a step. So there. Ben, Mark, and Steve were all present. Gorgeous, gorgeous weather. Definitely picked up the pace a bit on my opening/ending miles (8:17, 8:29, and ~8:07avg for the last third of a mile) in part because of the weather and partially trying to push myself a bit.