…photos from our crazy weekend races: Matt in an American Odyssey from Gettysburg to DC, and me Running-A-Muck in Lake Needwood as Donatello.

   

   

   

   

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The Cherry Blossom 10 miler went off with out a hitch this morning.  Some 12,000 or so runners plus associated friends and family, along with a huge contingent of volunteers (thank you!) descended upon the National Mall this morning.  The gun went off at 7:40a and the first bunch of runners were done 45 minutes later.  That is a break neck 4:36 pace!  While Lori and I didn’t go quiiiiite that fast we both got personal records (1:45 and 1:11, respectively) so that is a win in my book.
   
A good rite of spring indeed.
   
…here are the photos I snapped mid run with my GoPro Digital Hero wrist camera.  They get strangely distorted but it is still fun to take photos mid race.
   

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We have stated before that the National Building Museum is one of our favorite places in DC not only for its ever so interesting exhibits and award winning gift shop but for its stunning grand hall.  Today the NBM hosted the race packet pickup for the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run.  This was the first year that they held the pickup at the NBM and it was a pleasant change having to trek over to a hotel in Crystal City (and subsequently getting lost in the underground tunnels).  The hall was very busy, and t-shirt hander outers were working at a frenetic pace but I was able to get in and grab my packet (and Lori’s and Mark’s and Annabelle’s) relatively quickly.  I came back by about an hour later and there was a line literally wrapping the entire block so I dodged a bullet.  Hopefully the organizers will be happy with how the NBM worked to host the event and keep it in DC instead of sending it back over the river.
   
Just wrapped up our carbo-loading dinner and am ready to go!
   

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