Trail Run (Lake Accotink) 1:30:00 [3] 8.0 mi (11:15 / mi)
shoes: New Balance 1223
A full day made fuller by sleeping until 10:15 this morning. Aghhh!
I was supposed to run this morning and print maps this afternoon (or vice versa), with the Georgetown game sandwiched in between. And then we had dinner plans for this evening.
Usually, the activity I would have blown off was the run, but it was just too beautiful, and since I was in the car anyway coming from the metro, I kept on going to the park.
And, I am so glad I did! Things were a little sloppy from yesterday's rain - just the way I like it.
Two laps around and a little extra to make 8 miles. The plan was run5/walk 1, and that is what I did approximately for the first lap. For the second lap, I walked all the uphills.
Marked splits were:
Lap 1: 549 502 539 704 512 519
Lap 2: 535 534 535 712 503 526
I was flagging a bit the last mile or so, but there was a young man running in jeans, and walking a bit as well. He would pass me, then I would pass him when he walked. I got to my favorite section near the end - when I can smell the car, and I waved him to catch up and stay with me, and we pushed it home. Two big smiles at the end - the universal language. I had a good week.
So, now it is 12 hours later, and I am printing the maps for tomorrow.