Back in WI

First run back in Wisconsin. It was a beautiful 7.37 miles with Jill. It went quickly - at least I thought it did! Then I added on another 4 to get my long run in for the weekend since I am deferring to Jim's marathon training. Good Luck to Jill at Crazy Legs! It will be a GREAT weekend for it!

Last DC run

I got up a little early to squeeze a run in before we left DC. It was cooler than other days, but a refreshing 60 degrees with a pretty strong wind. A run around the capitol, down the mall to Lincoln Memorial and back - just about 5.5. It is a great place to run and there are always other runners. It was a great way to start the day of traveling - which went incredibly smoothly!

Run, Wait, Run, Wait, Run, Wait

I went on a bit of a sightseeing run today. I get a little tired of running the Mall even though it is beautiful. So, today I turned off and tried to run around the White House. The thing with D.C. is that there always seems to be construction which closes sidewalks. So, I slowly made my may around and also got to see some beautiful historic buildings. I decided to run up Pennsylvania Ave (I could see the Capitol - so I knew I was heading in the right direction), it was a nice change but I had to do a lot of stopping and waiting for stop light changes. It would have been frustrating if I was on a serious run, but I was just out to enjoy the day and see some new sights.

My feet are giving me trouble - mainly huge blisters under my big toe. Not sure why I got them since I was wearing the same socks and shoes. Now one has snuck up in between my big toe and the next one - a little bothersome. Plus I am once again getting a black toenail on my second toe. I'm not even running the marathon! Ah - the feet of a runner!

D.C.Run

It was a great day for a run in D.C. today. It was about 55 when we started, but it felt warmer. It felt a little strange to be running without any wind. Tons of people were out running or biking. It was just a beautiful spring day and it made you love being a runner and getting out and enjoying a new town. We took a new route this year that Dave and I liked much better, Jim of course, seems to prefer running next to busy highways and airports. Strange for a guy who is very traffic concerned (always running on the 'right' side of the street, always single file (even on country roads) and never crosses a street unless the crosswalk says you can go. It must come from his days on safety patrol! So - we did 12 miles at about an 8:41 pace. I am feeling good about PRing at GB, but will need to run better than that pace - barely.

Grace had her very first piano recital today. She said it went well, only one mistake. She said no one notice though because no one else knew the song. I think she heard that from Grandma Betty. Grace was the first one to play and Betty reported that she walked right up without any hesitation. No surprise there! Proud of her!