Adams Morgan / Zoo

Time: 34:51

Easy afternoon run through Adams Morgan and the Zoo with Peaches, who just moved back to DC over the weekend.

Stretching: Hamstring

Zoo

Time: 33:23

Easy evening run towards Adams Morgan, through the Zoo and back through RCP. I thought this loop was a bit shorter, and I have been bored doing out-and-backs in the neighborhood so I figured I would do something a little different. Legs weren't as bad as I expected--hamstring was tight but not sore, and hip flexor started to get sore and tighten up at about 25 minutes.

Stretching: Hamstring stretches with the rope.

Hamstrung

Time: 49:18
Distance: 7.25 mi.

In the minutes, hours and few days following the marathon, my right hamstring was tight and very sore. In fact, I spent most of the race day using a long squeegee as a cane. I wasn't particularly surprised that it hurt, but once I wasn't using it in the last few weeks off, I didn't really feel it. I didn't do anything to try to address whatever was wrong with it though, and after just two days back I can see that it isn't in great shape. Fairly quickly in this run it was very tight and sore again, and I had to take it very easy on every hill along the way. I was clearly compensating for it, as my left hip flexor and right calf got pretty sore as well.

Other than that, it was a decent run on a fairly nice afternoon. I ran up through RCP to Broad Branch, then took Brandywine out to Connecticut near Van Ness. I followed Connecticut (and the Red Line) back to the Zoo and then ran straight home.

Zoo Loop

Time: 34:50
Distance: 5 mi.
Map

Thirty five minutes of running completely pain free. Maybe I've been being too cautious, but I feel good now and that is a whole lot better than the alternative. I'll get in another easy jog this afternoon with Colin.

Zoo Loop

Time: 50:30
Distance: 7 mi.


The pandas were one of the few animals out this morning

Easy run through Rock Creek Park to Tilden Road, up to Connecticut and back through the National Zoo and Adams Morgan. Legs are still very stiff, so I cut it a bit short. It's going to be under 20 deg F tomorrow for the half marathon. Great!

National Zoo

Time: 63:20
Distance: 9 mi.

I spent my last morning of this trip to Washington, DC looping around the National Zoo and the southern part of Rock Creek Park before running back through the Kalorama and Adams Morgan neighborhoods. Most of the exhibits weren't open this early, but I did see a Zebra and an Emu wandering around. My legs are pretty shot from yesterday's run.