Prince William Forest Park Trail Run

Whew, today was a FULL day…

I’m on a biz trip to the DC area and:

Did the “local” thing and took the DC METRO to my meeting in downtown WDC
Swung by our DC office and spent some time there
Drove out to another part of VA for a few meetings tomorrow
Went for a late afternoon trail run in Prince William Forrest Park. [Miss K scolded me for this!]

For the run, it was warm and humid, so I just took took my time and ran, fast walked, and hiked the ten miles. I’ve never been to the area, so running in the Park was a nice change from running along the local roads (which is my usual option, since I avoid treadmills.)

Aside from the nice scenery, my IT band did not protest AT ALL TODAY! It may have been that I’ve been working it with my Travel Stick, which I usually bring with me on trips…but never seem to use. Maybe between the foam roller, The Stick, and stretching, I’ve found what works for now. I’m still doing the 3:1 run/walk ratio thing. Maybe once I have some consistent runs without IT band pain, I’ll try and go back to only running…but that will be a while.

Here’s some pictures I took on the run: