Weekend

I met the GRC for an easy hour on Saturday. We had a good size group and ran somewhat of a boring run up the towpath and back down the CCT on the other side of the Canal. Some of the guys had Army the next day do it was good to take it simple and easy.

On Sunday I went to Patapsco with Karl, Towpath and Beta Jake. Beta Jake has logged countless miles here before, but the other two had never stepped foot in the park. I tried to give them a grand sweeping tour by running a large 14 mile loop. Patapsco is filled with hills so avoiding them is usually not in the cards. I love Patapsco and get in a great rhythm flying up and down on the skinny mountain bike paths before opening up the stride on asphalt bike paths and gravel roads. You definitely work various parts of your body throughout the park. We were meant to run further, but the unpredictable terrain wore us all down and we called it quits after 1:40. It was my longest run in well over a month. My right leg has felt a little tight (as if it needs to be stretched) but it felt better on Sunday than it did on Saturday.

I'll run after work today and see how dark the streets of downtown DC and the footpaths of Rock Creek Park are after 6pm.

I did some fun things this weekend - like wandering through a micro-brew festival and playing at an apple orchard/pumpkin patch.