exploring the C&O

Yesterday morning I headed out early for my weekend long run. The weather was pleasant- not too warm or humid. I ran from my apartment up Quincy St, which turns into Military Dr, all the way up to Chain Bridge. Crossing that, I was supposed to meet the Pacers running group at Fletcher's Boathouse. But the weather was so nice that I decided to instead go west on the C&O towpath and do my own run.

I went out to the mile 10 marker, turned around, then ran all the way down to Georgetown, across Key Bridge into Rosslyn, then decided that three hours of running were enough and wobbled the remaining way back home. As if that weren't enough, I swam 2km (slowly) in the pool that afternoon!

If you haven't been on the C&O towpath, I highly recommend it. For those with a car, there's a parking lot around the mile 7 marker, so you can get a feel for a different part of the trail. Yesterday was definitely the farthest west I've gone on that trail. What I would love to do one day is go as far as I can and not have to worry about getting back home. Ideally, I'd be able to take a bus or have someone wait for me in a nearby parking lot to drive me back home.