Running (Trail) 49:47 [3] 5.48 mi (9:05 / mi) +165m 8:18 / mi
slept:7.0 weight:180.5lbs
Rock Creek Park. From the DC/MD Border Parking lot off Beach Dr., I ran up the Western Ridge Trail to an unammed trail before Bingham Dr. that brought me down to the Pinehurst Trail. I then paralleled Beach Dr. going northward on the west side, but in the valley. Crossing Beach, I headed south on the Valley Trail. Turning up, I took the Holly Knoll Trail back northward to the Valley Trail, continuing northward almost to the border parking lot. I was going to be short of 5 miles so I continued along the creek until hitting the paved Rock Creek Trail and looping back to the parking lot. I felt pretty awful for much of this run, right from the beginning. My quads are rather tired so going up is slow. Going downhill was okay until it was steep. There were lots of people and dogs out. The trails were pretty good except for the part I added on at the end along the creek which was fairly muddy. It was in the low 40s F.
