After a few too many craft beers the night before, a run wasn’t as high on the agenda as it probably should have been, but Patrick and I struggled out early in an effort to beat the heat. It was a nice cool morning and we parked on Theodore Roosevelt Island and set off across the Potomac to the National Mall.

It’s hard to overstate the number of sights we saw on the 14km out and back circuit. Some highlights included the Watergate building (where Patrick works), the White House, the Washington Monument, which is much bigger than I had expected, and the Capitol Building. 

A great run, but by the time we headed back it was starting to get uncomfortably warm. Setting up to be a scorcher!