Had an early work start today so I knew I only had time for a quick short run. I set out to do 8 and push it from the start. I managed about a 6:20 pace for the first 3 miles but then the humidity got to me. Also at that point I got a little bit lost, I knew how to go back the way I came but that would only give me 6 miles so I explored across the bridge into Georgetown. Really neat place to run, but the intersections slowed me down. I eventually ran into so other joggers and asked them the best way back, they pointed to a trail that took me right back to the Lincoln Monument. From there along the pond the length of the national mall is almost exactly 1 mile so I decided to do a fast mile, started out at a 5:30 pace but had to slow down at about 3/4, ended up running the mile in 5:50. needed to go another 2 miles to get my 8 in so I ran up to the Capitol building and back to the hotel, ended up going 8.4 in 53:00.
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