Week 17

It is a beautiful time of year in the D.C. area! After being away in the springtime for the last four years, I'd forgotten how nice the Cherry Blossoms are in early April. The top picture was taken yesterday on my bike ride to work--what a gorgeous commute!

In the spirit of the season, I traveled to D.C. this morning to run through the Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin, around Haines Point (bottom picture), and back to the Smithsonian metro stop. The area around the Tidal Basin was as packed as ever, but I managed to navigate through the crowds and enjoy my first ever run around Haines Point, which is an awesome place to run, even with the number of cars during this busy weekend. I traveled to Old Anglers Inn in the evening to complete a beautiful day of running.

This week went well--obviously I'm not happy about having gotten sick, but I think I was intelligent about my recovery and have built back into running nicely. I'm ready to be running at full throttle next week--and excited for some big races coming up in a few weeks.

Totals:
Week 17: 50
March: 268
April: 30
Season: 944