For its sixth year, the Sun Trust National Marathon will start and end at RFK stadium, with runners enjoying several Capitol Hill vistas. Race organizers are kind enough to map the route so that runners turn the corner right by my house, so I only have to walk a few feet to cheer people on. […]
About the time this blog began a year ago, I started getting serious about running. Well, serious for me meant getting over the two-mile hump on the treadmill when I’d get bored and peter out. On Sunday morning, together with 3,400 runners, I finished the Capitol Hill Classic, my third race, and felt more than […]
Still looking for the perfect sport this spring? Dust off your racquet and warm up that serve because Tennis on the Hill begins play this Sunday, April 25th. Using courts at Anacostia Park for instruction, plus those at Garfield Park, Payne Elementary, Randal Park and Sherwood Rec Center for adult play, TotH offers adult and […]
I detest treadmills, stair machines and stationary bikes. Unfortunately, since I come from warm weather people deep in the heart of Texas, I also don’t do outdoor exercise if its below 40 degrees. That means this was a long, hard winter for me. Now that the sunny, warm(ish) days are starting to outnumber the cold, […]
My friends on NPR this morning were waxing about the slow approach of spring (March 21st — less than a month away, whoohoo!) and this announcement about Tennis on the Hill seemed just the thing to inspire thoughts about taking off the ski jacket, pulling out the windbreaker and beginning to thaw out. The group […]