I was in Washington, DC this weekend for a wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and MLJ and PR seemed really happy! It was a quick trip down (arrived late Sat morning and left late Sunday afternoon). But I did manage a run with TK Sunday morning.
We were supposed to run our classic Run to Work run, stopping at the Dupont Circle Farmer's market. However, I made the mistake of checking with WMATA's trip planner, only to see that Medical Center was not showing up. So we made a last minute change and met at the Bethesda start of the Capitol Cresent Trail (7 miles). We've not had good luck with this trail in the past, but we were in luck and managed to meet, not get run over the cyclists or slowed down by slower runners/walkers. The beauty of this trail is that it's a slow, gradual incline.
It was fun to catch up and since I haven't found running buddies in NYC...yet (fingers crossed) and it was nice to have an excuse not to hit the snooze button. Although, I don't recommend scheduling an early morning run the night after a wedding. Lesson learned. But T and I discussed the lure of the snooze button, and one that we've both been using too much of late, especially since we both have a half marathon this weekend. I'm going to try and be better about it.
We ended the run at Baked and Wired (my favorite bakery/cafe in DC) and then walked to the farmer's market.
A wedding, a run, and catching up with friends. It made for a great weekend!
Welcome back, briefly! I'm happy you had a good run. I've had mixed luck with that trail, sometimes getting nearly hit by bicyclists, but it definitely is beautiful. I spent much of yesterday out on the Custis Trail and the W&OD Trail and plan to hit the Capitol Crescent trail a week from today (on my LAST long walk before the 3-Day!!).
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