Sun October 21st - 13.1mi

Time of day 7:30 AM
Distance 13.10 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Temperature 55°F
Wind Light
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Bad
Comments Empire State Marathon

I knew it was going to be rough, so I took it easy from the start hoping to hold off the inevitable knee pain. I was pain free for about half a mile, but the pain was manageable until about mile 6. From mile 6 to 9 it was excruciating. Around mile 9, though, we hit some hills and my knee felt much better on the uphills. It's the only time I've wished for more uphills in a race. I made it to Baldwinsville OK, but I knew my knee wouldn't hold up much longer so I cut it short at the half marathon timing mat. My mom was there to watch at miles 6, 11, and 13, so I was able to get some ice and ibuprofen right away before hopping in the car to head home.

It was a beautiful day and a beautiful course. I'll definitely go back at some point, hopefully with more training and a well knee.

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Sat September 29th - 8mi

Time of day 9:00 AM
Distance 8.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments Ran with Fleisher on a RCP loop through the horse trails. My left knee started to bother me after we stopped at the Capitol Ruins, which ended up bothering me through the rest end of the weekend. It's getting a little worrisome with the marathon around the corner.
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Mon August 13th - 6mi

Time of day 4:00 PM
Distance 6.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments Beautiful run along a coastal path from Asilomar to Bird Rock and back. According the the signs it was a little more than 6 miles round trip. My left knee was bothering me a little bit, but as long as I didn't push the pace is wasn't too bad.
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Sun August 12th - 4mi

Time of day 10:30 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments Ran around Berkeley with Chebot. The hills got to me a little bit - I'm so out of shape. It was great seeing Chebot and Rebecca for the night (Saturday night) before heading down to Monterey for my conference today.
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Fri August 10th - 4mi

Time of day 2:00 PM
Distance 4.00 mi
Comments easy run after a lot of time off. grad school and work have both been keeping me busy, especially with a few presentations coming up. left knee and IT band are bothering me (for a change - usually it's my right side).
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Sun July 15th - 10mi

Time of day 6:00 PM
Distance 10.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments Extended Wisco loop in the heat, humidity, and rain. Decent pace, and no worse for wear from the 26 miler the other day.
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Wed July 11th - 26mi

Time of day 3:00 AM
Distance 26.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments Birthday run - 26 miles on my 26th birthday. I had to get to work early for a meeting, so I had to wake up at 3am to get going. I knew I wasn't in shape to do this very quickly, so I made sure to budget about 4 hours. I started out by running up into Maryland, then back down into Georgetown, across the Key Bridge into Virginia then ran along the bike path, then back into DC on the 14th street bridge. I looped around the Capitol and then up into Columbia Heights, then home. My IT band started bothering me around mile 8-9, and I thought about turning in early, but it wasn't getting any worse so I kept going. I'm writing this a few days after the run, and thankfully all seems well.

I snapped this photo around 5:30am while I was in Virginia as the sun was rising.

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Mon July 2nd - 7mi

Time of day 7:00 AM
Distance 7.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Temperature 85°F
Comments Working my way back up the distance ladder. Felt fine, and I even pushed the pace a little through the middle miles. I was kind of surprised at how many trees are still down on sidewalks/roads.

For anyone interested in a good recap of how the Derecho storm formed, check this out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/derecho-behind-washington-dcs-destructive-thunderstorm-outbreak-june-29-2012/2012/06/30/gJQA22O7DW_blog.html
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Sat June 30th - 4.25mi

Time of day 9:00 AM
Distance 4.25 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments A little over 4 miles today through DC. A crazy wind storm (pictures here) last night (70+ mph winds) took down a bunch of trees and limbs, although the trails I ran on in Rock Creek Park were surprisingly clear. It's also incredibly hot and humid. The high reached 104 yesterday and is supposed to hit 100 today.

A message from DC's electric utility about the storm:

"Friday night’s violent windstorm that ripped through the Washington area has devastated the Pepco electric system, leaving more than 443,000 of Pepco’s 788,000 customers without power. Winds in excess of 70 miles per hour uprooted trees and blew down limbs, which brought down numerous power lines and broke crossarms and poles."
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Wed June 27th - 5mi

Time of day 7:00 AM
Distance 5.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments Morning run around Dupont, then into Rock Creek for a little bit, then back via Mass Ave. Feels good to be out running again.
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Tue June 26th - 4mi

Time of day 7:15 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 11 (19)
Comments easy morning run into georgetown and back
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Tue June 5th - 4mi

Time of day 10:00 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
Comments Easy run on Nantucket from Sconset up past the Sankaty lighthouse.
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Sat May 19th - 4mi

Time of day 11:30 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
Comments Easy run after taking a month off after running only part of the Boston Marathon. I'm finished with my first semester of grad school now, so hopefully I'll have more time to run. I didn't realize how much time it was going to take to work full time on top of grad school. Right now I have no races on the schedule until Boston next year, so I'm just going to have fun and slowly get back into a routine. Hopefully this time I can actually plan out a smart training plan for Boston and stick to it, although I don't need to think about that for a few more months.
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Mon April 16th - 16mi

Time of day 10:45 AM
Distance 16.00 mi
Shoe Gel-ds Racer 8 (1)
Comments Decided to defer my race entry to next year. Race day temps got up into the high 80s (the forecast was 89, but I don't know if it got up quite that high or not). Instead of racing, which would have been a bad idea under ideal conditions considering my lack of training, I ran with Jarrin from mile 8 through mile 24. The heat was taking its toll on everyone in the race, and Jarrin was one of 3 GRCers to finish the entire race (Jarrin, Bain, and Lavar). Everyone else decided to either defer or cut the race short and focus on other spring races. I'm glad I hopped in to preview the course, and I'm especially glad I was there to be able to help out Jarrin by grabbing him ice, gatorade, etc.

Next year... third time's the charm.
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Sun April 15th - 4mi

Time of day 11:15 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Gel-ds Racer 8 (1)
Comments easy run in boxford the day before the marathon
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Sat April 14th - 4mi

Time of day 11:15 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Comments ran in boxford
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Sun April 8th - 11mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 11.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Thu April 12th - 8mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 8.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Fri April 13th - 4mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Thu April 5th - 10mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 10.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Sun April 1st - 14mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 14.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Sat March 31st - 10mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 10.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Sat April 7th - 9mi

Time of day 11:00 AM
Distance 9.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Thu March 29th - 13mi

Time of day 6:15 PM
Distance 13.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
Comments Great run with Towpath after work. We met at 17th and M and ran up into Rock Creek Park past the Capitol Ruins, then I ran back to the office to add on a little bit, then home. Good pace, no IT band issues during the run, although it tightened up a lot while I was trying to go to bed. Ice and foam roller.

Capitol Ruins: http://www.flickr.com/photos/esshots/6711186175/in/set-72157628903268749/
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Tue March 20th - 14mi

Time of day 8:00 PM
Distance 14.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
Comments marathon pace hill workout. ran up, down, then back up massachusetts ave hill, then down the other side, up to AU, then down into Georgetown. the marathon pace portion was about 8 miles, and the rest was relatively easy. The elevation gain was roughly 360 feet up and down on mass ave - roughly 820 feet total uphill and about the same downhill.

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Sun March 18th - 14mi

Time of day 2:30 PM
Distance 14.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
Comments good ms. sharon loop - got on some trails for a little bit
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Sun March 11th - 15mi

Time of day 2:15 PM
Distance 15.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
Comments ran with pmurph and brian for 13 miles, then added on a little bit more. good pace.
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Fri March 9th - 10mi

Time of day 1:15 PM
Distance 10.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Wed March 7th - 10mi

Time of day 1:15 PM
Distance 10.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Sun March 4th - 13mi

Time of day 1:15 PM
Distance 13.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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Sat March 3rd - 8mi

Time of day 1:15 PM
Distance 8.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 10 (18)
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