Columbus Day- Photos by Janie Part I

AT type trail- near Capitol

On the trail

On the trail again...

Near Capitol

Columbus Day in DC-Photos by Janie

On the Capitol grounds

Me and the man of the day-Chistopher Columbus himself- in front of Union Station (near the Capitol)

A reflecting pond just north of the Capitol

Again on the Capitol grounds...

The Montrail Brotherhood

As I was on a relatively hilly and technical section of the trail near the end of the first of two 12 mile loops yesterday in Rock Creek Park I heard a young man say to me, "Hey, Montrail's best!", as he came running up behind me. He noticed I was wearing Montrail's Vitesse (he was running in Montrail's Continental Divide). I replied, "How are you doing?" He said, "Great brother"! I then watched as he and his dog quickly skimmed the rocks and were soon out of sight. It put a smile on my face and a quickened step in my pace.
www.montrail.com

I Love Trail Running...

I ran 26 miles on the trails in Rock Creek Park map today. I felt pretty good. I had a lot left. If I had more fluids and fuel I could have gone further if I needed to. I was breaking in a new pair of Montrail Vitesse for the JFK. My feet were happy.

I talked to Scott on the phone when I was about 3 hours into the run. He was getting ready for his 50 Miles for Michelle. I was hoping to run it with him but we couldn't work it out. He and Michelle have been and will be on my mind throughout the day and night. Good luck Scott and Happy Birthday!!

Fun Training Run on the AT

Just a little rocky coming out of the AT at Weaverton, Maryland near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia at the end of the 15 mile run.

Ready to hit the trail near Boonesboro, Maryland.

Careful to pick my way through the "mine field".

A fww stretches are very runnable. The entire run was gorgeous! I can't wait to run this with Scott at the JFK 50 November 17th!

Scott's First Ultra!!

Congratulation on Scott's awesome first Ultra, the tough Cle Elum 50K in the mountains of Washington State. Check out his blog for the race report.
http://www.ikeeprunning.blogspot.com/

Here are a few photos of him at 2.5 miles and 21 miles.
http://www.pbase.com/gtach/image/85777524
http://www.pbase.com/gtach/image/85786658

Big Foot...

I guess I over trained these past few weeks. My right foot is swollen. So I decided to rest it this weekend. I spent all day waiting for the race report from my son, Scott. He ran his first ultra marathon. The Cle Elum 50 K in Washington. He finally called with a great report. He finished in 7 hours and 15 minutes. He said it was tough. But he never gave up. I'm very proud of him.