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Almost stepped on a pair of ground hogs

2009/06/22 ImportFind more Others in Reston, Virginia
Right around mile 3 I nearly stepped on a pair of ground hogs in the grass. They were really cute. Decided not to continue on the Cross County Trail, as it was really muddy and slick north of the W&OD.

I love this trail

Good run today. I got mud on my legs while dodging puddles, a stream that wasn’t there yesterday, downed trees, a dog, and a ferocious turtle. Next time I run that way I’m going to need bug spray, though.
5K Twin Branches LoopFind more Runs in Reston, Virginia

Today’s Run – Cross Country Trail and Loop

Goal: To run from here, around Lake Fairfax, and back — and without my feet bleeding.
5 mile Barton Hill CCT LoopFind more Runs in Reston, Virginia

Some running routes

I haven’t posted in a while, and I blame that on a)Lunarpages having lousy shared servers and b)the Wordpress Postie plugin being a real CPU hog for some reason.
So here’s an update on what I’ve been doing:
W&OD and off trailFind more Runs in Reston, Virginia
Westfield High School 5K 2009Find more Runs in Chantilly, Virginia
Barton Hill, [...]

DC Rollergirls

Forgot my camera, this is the only non-blurry picture I’ve been able to get. My phone just isn’t made to handle this kind of high-intensity action!

DC Hoopers at DC Rollergirls

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Wrapping up

Ok, that’ll be enough. Heading up to Savannah for the night.

Eating cheese fries, watching

Just saw a man, a woman, and a wheelchair on a custom trike and another motorcycle towing a boat; “The Black Pearl”

Daytona Biker Week pics and video

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Down to Atlanta and over to Austin

*This has been sitting in my drafts folder for two days. Pretend it’s backdated to the 3rd.
Unfortunately I had to leave Charlotte really early to get to a tour I had scheduled at Georgia Tech. Unfortunate because I didn’t get to see my wonderful hosts again and unfortunate because it was so incredibly cold. Well, [...]