Running Too Hard

I have been running too hard as of late. Part of the reason is because I am fresh and lack mileage under my legs. But I also get caught up with the hustle and bustle of downtown and tend to pick the pace up when running through the city streets. On Wednesday I ran around Hains Point, but still ran too hard. I ran as much as I could along the grassy footpath that runs along the road to stay out of the "asphalt jungle". The wind was brutal and it came at me at an 11:00-angle while running opposite Reagan Airport. It battered me, but I smiled while remembering how Matias soberly explained one day that the wind on Hains Point (especially in the winter) toughens you up; it makes a man out of you. My smile faded to a frown when I saw jubilant Lindsey Jerdonek giggle past me on her Huffy. I dipped my head and picked the up the pace cursing the wind as I ran. The sun soon set but the night was far from quiet.