7.38 miles on Local Trails

W&OD Trail to Sugarland Run Trail to Folly Lick Trail

Today Handan and I met with my brother and his wife for DimSum.  I tried not to eat anything too oily, deep fried or otherwise unhealthy.  Unfortunately that didn't leave much.  I ate a lot of Chinese broccoli and a few steamed dumplings and that's about it.  So unfortunately when I ran today I was low on energy and I pooped out after 4 miles.  I had to walk/jog the last 3+ miles of the loop.

Speaking of "the loop"... this is a favorite route of mine.  From my house it's about 3/4 of a mile to the W&OD trail which runs through Herndon.  From there it's about a mile on the trail to the Sugarland Run trail.  Then it's about 3 miles on that trail to the Folly Lick trail which runs to within 3/4 of a mile of my house.  I enjoy this trail because it goes through the woods (mostly) along a creek.  There's always something to see... deer, birds and such.  And in the summer it's shady which is nice.  You'll probably see me post this as my "trail of the day" more than a few times in the future.

Exercise
I ran 7.38 miles on the loop.  Which is to say, I ran 4 miles and then jogged/walked three miles.  The first 4 felt good, and honestly I enjoyed the last three as well.  They just weren't great from a "he looks like a runner" point of view.  The last 3 made me happy that I have all spring and summer to get into real running shape.

Nutrition
I did not eat well today from a training perspective.  Since I haven't yet mapped out a real diet strategy I can forgive myself today's poor diet.  It's not that I ate badly... just not enough of the right kind of things to support my run.  It was hard though since I found myself in a restaurant with very few good choices.  While I was running today I spent some time thinking about this: how I'm going to have to find a balance between social obligations and my training. It's going to be a challenge.

Anyway... today was a taste of the season to come.  It was warm (upper 50s) and the trails were full of happy people enjoying being outdoors.  :)

 

By the way, I learned today that the Marine Corps Marathon sold out in 28 hours.  I'm so glad I remembered the day and hour that registration opened!!!