I forgot to mention one other notable thing about my l
ong run on Saturday. Although I felt great, there was one casualty as a result of my run. Let me describe how I came to learn of the issue.
After I got back from my run, I took off my running vest and shoes, and went straight into the kitchen to get cookin on my recovery meal. I was well into cooking my omelet when
Rebecca peered around the corner to see what I was cooking. And then she said "Uh - Oh". I was like, "What, whats the matter?". And she just started laughing at me. I wiped my face, checked every possible thing I can think of to see if there was something hanging off me or on me that would warrant
a laugh like that. Nothing. Then she finally pointed to my problem. We had a bleeder! You see, I was wearing a white running shirt (coolmax material), so it was easy to see. I looked down to see a nice little red smear on my shirt. I checked underneath to see the damage and there were no signs of anything significant. Just a little stinging.
I will say, this is my first experience with chaffing. I was kind of looking forward to it, just to see what it was like, since I've heard so many people talk about it. Glad it wasn't too painful, because I'm sure people get it a lot worse. Guess I'll be using body glide in yet another place.
The previous course started with the up hill going through Adams Morgan and made the Dupont Circle part a nice downhill. Now it looks like a steady and challenging 3 mile climb in miles 4-7, rather than miles 1-3. Either way, I still think its better than having to do that from miles 16-19. You can also see in the elevation profile below.
After the big climb in the beginning, there are only a few minor hills left in the course. Once again, I'm looking forward to trying out some of the sections of the course in the new direction...particularly the early up hill. I'll have to incorporate that into some of my future runs.
