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At your pace, you won’t see crowds like that in Boston after Framingham – or Natick at the latest.
I’ve run MCM and the Army 10-miler too and never thought it was that crowded after the first couple miles. Maybe the perspective is different when running? Either way, thanks for the peak at this race. A few women asked me if I wanted to do it next year and I gave them a definite maybe :-)
Cute owl but no idea on the antlers!
Enjoying the new layout!
Great pictures – sounds like some good riding, too…
From watching Marine Corps at various points this past year, I’d say it looked pretty close to that through at least Mile 10. Rebecca and I jogged around a total of about 6 miles hitting various spots of the course and only found it to really break apart (in the mid pack pace of runners) around Mile 20 or so. It helps to be faster and start ahead of the masses of people ;)
Love the new layout! It looks great. I really need to plan a race out in DC one of these days. It is so beautiful! All of those cherry trees look amazing.
Hey…I know you wrote a how to post on using a CO2 cartridge for inflating your tires but it isn’t in your how to links. It is a great guide if you wanted to make the post a part of the links.
oooh, i like the new blog look. i can’t believe you had to go through 418 pictures to find the ones you like!!
where did you go to get the quality long riding in?
Those pictures are great and the trees are really pretty. I was just telling my roommate that DC would be a great place to live for my next job (although, highly unlikely!).
Oooooh I love the Cherry Blossoms here in DC. I guess that’s the best part about being up here this time of year :)
I guess I didn’t realize that there were so many running the 10 miler on Sunday… prob could never run with any breathing room… looking at the pics you got!
Hey – your new layout is sweet! How far behind am I in noticing it?
Great race pics. As Calypso said, those big races are always much thinner towards the front where you’re running than in the middle of the pack.
Paddles the Beaver, huh? That sounds like a phrase that could end up in the urban dictionary someday.
Beautiful photos! The Cherry Blossom 10 miler looks like a lot of fun if pretty crowded… I missed the blossoms by a week last year when I visited DC– I was so bummed!
The cherry blossoms at hanes (haynes?) point were amazing, and it was the perfect day to run: Temperature (low 50s), sunny, and no wind. I loved it.
That being said, too many people. It felt really claustrophobic at times, and it never really went away. I ran the marine corps and I never felt as boxed in as I did during this race.
One more gripe, the port-o-potty situation was insane per usual. And they changed the starting location to the mall, so there were no places where I could relieve myself. Fail.
put the antlers in the herb garden and that will scare the sh*t!!! out of the varmits
hey let me know when the homestead farm have blue berries and if you find the website for ITU race
nice report
Beautiful photos! The new layout is nice as well. Those deer antlers are cool, but kind of creepy in the back of the mulch truck. Like the poor deer got mulched.
I love the photos!
Can I borrow the race wheels for the summer? ;)
those are some seriously spectacualr photos!
Gorgeous photos!
Mmmm, basil!
Love these pictures! I went to DC just a couple weeks ago, looks like I should’ve gone a little later! I also think that the new blog layout is great, as several people have already said.
Outstanding pics of the DC Cherry Blossoms. The 10-miler looks like fun a race!
I am pouting about herbs. I just put my house up for sale and there will be no plants on the brand new deck mucking things up.,,and my stash of frozen pesto is dwindling!