Slept a little last night with the help of drugs. Thank you Tylenol PM. We walked about 8 miles today. Another great day in Washington DC. I see runners EVERYWHERE in this town. I have had the "itch" to run everyday because all these other people are out doing something that is so fun. It has made me jealous. Today I wore tennis shoes to do our tourist thing rather than flip flops. First thing this morning I had to run from the train station to the Washington Monument. We had tickets to go up at 9:30 and we had train delays this morning due to "scheduled maintenance" on the tracks. We got off the train with about 5 minutes to spare. I had to run up to the monument to secure our spot in line and the girls I was with met me there when they caught up. I'd say that was probably about .75 and I ran it pretty quickly (for me) and even illigeally crossed a street, which I had never done. After going to the Smithsonian we ate lunch at a park bench at the National Mall. I got a BBQ sandwich. It was okay, but definitely not like the BBQ back home. After eating, I told my mom I was going to run the mall. Running on a full stomach sucked. Seeing all the runners out was driving me crazy... I wanted to participate. I had on street clothes which was.... fun. I didn't have my watch with me, but from mapmyrun.com figured out I ran about 1.75 miles. I finished in 15:19, which is a quick pace for me. I crossed 4 more roads illigeally on this run too! Geeze... what has gotten into me? Here are some horrible pics my mom snapped: 
Getting ready to go. Please look at those shorts. I have a new appreciation for proper running attire. 
Mom was more focused on getting the Capital building than me. 
Enjoying a drink after the run. I didn't have any water, so this Pepsi had to do.
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