Running With Pepper

Ran from the house out to the W&OD trail, down and back for a mile and back to the house. The run totaled 5.2 miles total in 41:57. I'm still having minor leg problems but my IT Band and hip seem to be doing much better. I did have a few issues with my right knee where I seemed to lose power below my knee. I'll continue to monitor/strengthen with my exercises in the gym, as well as stretch to mitigate any future problems. Other than that, I'm now going to completely ignore any further pain I have and start running my butt off again. I'm really looking forward to heading out to Denver for work at the end of the month to test running in altitude.

On another note, I had my interview for a job out in Denver and it went really well. Hopefully I'll hear something in the next month to see if I get the job. It's a great opportunity for the future, so I'm hoping for the best. It would be nice to get out of the heat/humidity of the DC area for some high-altitude running.

(Brooks Infinitis 225.7 miles)

Ran from the office down to Glebe road around the metro station, down to Wilson Boulevard and back up to the office. Total run was 4.3 miles in 32 minutes. Temperature was 91 degrees at 32% humidity....yes, a hot scorching day in my book. No water during the run, but overall not all that bad unless I was stopped by traffic. Afterwards, I did 20 minutes of core workout and some nice stretching so I'm not all that sore tomorrow. My knee issue seems to have gone away but my hip is a little odd when I stop running. I'll just monitor, keep stretching and quit complaining. Well...back to work I go.

(Brooks Infinitis 230 miles)

Hiked 5 miles in Great Falls with my old college roomate from Penn State. It was a scorcher (95+) and humidity was really high as well. Overall, not too strenuous and a nice hike out in the woods. Saw several white tailed deer that were literally not less than 25 feet from us and they just didn't care. Nice hike to end the week on an even nicer day off.