DC weekend

The wife and kids and I are in Washington DC for the weekend the girls are staying with her aunt and Joss and I are staying in a hotel near Dupont Circle. Joss has some work to do so while she is seeking Wi-Fi and coffee I decided to go on a run down to the National Mall. I ran down 17th and then along Constitution to the Lincoln Memorial around to the Potomac side and up to just west of the Washington Monument. I had wanted to run the complete mall down to the capital but it was rather muggy and hot and as I haven't been running a little while didn't really feel up to it. So I ran back up 17th and home well to the hotel. I forgot to bring any of your phones so I brought my two nomadic along just to keep up with my mileage.
Distance 4.20 miles
Cumulative 4.20 mi
Time 37:49
Pace 8:59 min/mi

3 Generations Running Together

Up in Portland, OR, with my sister's family and our folks.  So today was the first time I ran with my Dad and my daughter.  The two of them went out a mile and a half with me, taking it easy, then I peeled off and kept running up into my Alma Mater, Reed College.  I crossed campus and past my old house at 40th and Woodstock.  I picked it up a bit and put in my earphones once I was on my own.  All together, another 5 miler.

Playlist	More I
I Wanna Roo You	Van Morrison
I Am the Fly	Wire
I Can't Quit You	Led Zeppelin
I Shot the Sheriff	Bob Marley
I Me Mine	Beatles
I Refuse to Lose	James Brown
I Will	Beatles
I Would Die 4U	Prince
I'm a Mindless Idiot	Meat Puppets
I'm Amazed	My Morning Jacket

Distance 5.13 miles
Cumulative 25.29 miles
Time 48:14 min
Pace 9:24 min/mile

Ego Trip

Another lovely day in San Francisco, another 5 mile run.  Today I went the other direction, up into the Presidio and over to the head of the Golden Gate Bridge.  After my last experience with running on the bridge, (it sucked, too many aimless gawking tourists to bump into, I advise against it) I opted to take a picture and turn around, knowing that I had a good run in.  Again, I had to stretch it out by going down a block or two, but I got it to exactly 5.00 miles.  For no particular reason, I thought I'd make a very egoistical playlist.

Playlist	In the Key of "I"
I Luv I Jah	Bad Brains
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend	Ramones
I Stole Your Love	KISS
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart	Wilco
I Lost It	Lucinda Williams
I Got The Feelin'	James Brown
I Fink U Freeky	Die Antwoord
I Feel Fine	The Beatles
I Do	J. Geils Band
I Wanna Be Sedated	Ramones
I Wanna Roo You	Van Morrison
I Am That I Am	Peter Tosh

Distance 5.00 miles
Cumulative 20.16 miles
Time 43:49
Pace 8:45 min/mile

GG Park II

While Veronica is with her grandparents, I thought I'd go on a solo run to see if I can still go longer and faster.  It was rather painful, actually.  It's a bright sunny day in San Francisco, probably in the 70s so much cooler than I'm used to, but still I didn't feel like going on and on and on.  As it was I went up 14th Ave to Geary, then up Funston to Fulton and into the Rose Garden (in full bloom!, that's about 1.0 mile) Then I went up JFK to over by Oak near Haight and back near the playground and carousel, then around the mall by the DeYoung (where I went this morning) and Cal Academy of Sciences.  Then back out by the Rose Garden and home with an extra block to make it 5+.

Playlist
Vibrate On	Augustus Pablo and the Upsetters
Red, Red Wine	UB40
T.B. Sheets	Van Morrison
Jump Around	House of Pain
How Many More Times	Led Zeppelin
Pass the Dutchie	Musical Youth
Enter the Ninja	Die Antwoord
Creep	Radiohead

Distance 5.03 miles
Cumulative 15.16 miles
Time 43:27
Pace 8.38 min/mile

GG Park I

We arrived in San Francisco on Saturday evening, and Veronica and I went for a run in Golden Gate Park on Sunday.  All together, we ran/walked about 3.69 miles.  She was having a bit of a tough time staying in a jog, and ended up walking a bit.

Distance 3.69 miles
Cumulative 10.13 miles
Time 39:06

Run and not jump in a pool

Veronica and I ran the summer 5K again this week, after a couple of weeks off.  It was pleasantly overcast and threatening to rain, and we did get a few drops on us and some nice gusty breezes.  V seemed a bit off, needing a bit more time to walk, and we ended up coming in a few seconds off our previous time.

Distance 3.29 mi
Cumulative 6.44 mi
Time 31:10

Run and jump in a pool

Veronica just had her 9th birthday last week, and her sister had her 7th this past Monday.  Our friends with a pool graciously allowed us to host a party at their house.  As we had done before, Veronica asked if she and I could run there while sis and mom drove over, and I was happy to. It was plenty hot out, and a good 5k route.  It was a fine run, with Veronica doing very well, having to walk in a few spots, but no shame in that.  

No music, just talking

Distance 3.15 mi

Cumulative 3.15 mi

Time 32:00 

Pace 10:09 min/mi