Running Into The Inauguration Rehearsal

First, I want to give a huge shout-out to all my friends who ran half marathons, marathons, or both (doing the Disney Goofy Challenge) this weekend! Doing a big race in January means you had to train over the holidays–today you know all that effort was worth it!

We were supposed to have spring-like weather this weekend, but a heavy fog kept it cold and damp. My running partner was feeling run down after a business trip last week, so I did a solo run in my neighborhood on Saturday morning. I used my new Garmin Forerunner 10 and logged 8.7 miles in about 1:22 (9:22 pace).

I think my legs were just glad to have a day off from doing mountain climbers and jump squats with Jillian!

By Saturday night my friend was feeling better and wanted to meet for a run on Sunday morning. I wasn’t too thrilled about doing back-to-back long runs, but I did want to catch up with her, and meeting her for a run at the office fit with the rest of my plans for the day–I had to do a few hours of work anyway.

Even though it was in the upper 40s, it was foggy again. I actually changed into a warmer top after walking my dog because the dampness made it feel chilly. We met at o-dark-thirty, but by the time we got to the Capitol it was daylight. As we approached, we could hear a band and announcer from the Inauguration rehearsal!

Inauguration Rehearsal

 This was as close as we could get!

We heard the announcer practice announcing the entries of the Vice President, First Lady, and President–twice. We heard one band practice, and we saw other bands getting ready to practice. It was very cool–and a good reminder to stay home next weekend!

We ended up covering 7.2 miles in 1:06 (9:16 pace)–my friend definitely was pushing me at the end. My knee is not very happy about my back-to-back long runs, but I am hoping that some ice–and a day off from running and Jillian–will make it happy again.

Do you run on back-to-back days?