You never know when it’s going to hit but some weeks training comes together and running just works in the best sense of the word. This is one of those weeks for me. Last weekend my long run was horrible; one of the worst runs I have had in a long time. My legs hurt, not effort hurt, but hurt hurt and that made a tough run worrisome. It was a fluke, no damage done to the body but the mind was a little bruised. On Tuesday we went downtown and did the Cherry Blossom run and it was the perfect reset.
Elaine, Grace, me, Adela, and Alex at the Tidal Basin: photo cred to Jenny
The weather was unexpectately warm, the blossoms were beautiful, and I was running with my friends. This run makes me unduly nervous since a few years ago I solidly hit a tree limb and ended up on my butt quite unexpectedly. Plus, have you seen the fence that is NOT next to the water? Falling into that water would be bad. Needless to stay I made it, no head wounds, no unplanned swimming. We ran up the Jefferson and the Lincoln steps and I even had company for the intervals I ran. Win-win-win.
Thursday at the track was also awesome. We had a hard workout and we did it, every last step and somehow all of those steps equaled the paces we were aiming for. That is good for the body as well as the mind.
Today Elaine and I went for a long run, I had 2 hours and she was thinking she would probably run all of it with me. Somehow we ended up running 15 miles, got a bit lost, found the great state of Maryland, and made it back to Iwo all in one piece. We were out there a tad longer than 2 hours but we were running and laughing and having fun. Eventually all roads lead to Connecticut right? Clearly the answer is yes if you run far enough.
Sneak attack back into DC
Best part? The week is not even over yet. I feel so lucky to live in this great runner friendly town and having a crew of adventurous running friends. It never gets old to see Lincoln Memorial and it never gets old to have a real conversation with the people who matter along the way.
