It was well below freezing tonight and there was a good wind so it felt even colder. But I ran without hat or gloves and that was OK, though barely so.
The trail towards Custis wasn't plowed so that slowed me down quite a bit. There were much fewer runners than last week though there was a group of very fast runners that passed me, one wearing a Boston Marathon jacket.
After yesterday's snow storm the schools were closed today and I worked from home. I ran at 6.45 pm. There was black ice behind our house, so I knew to be careful. Things went well, a good run.
Awesome run. Second time I ran from the YMCA Woodmont but this time I had a much better route. The Custis trail is for my people. Saw at least 3 groups of runners.
Now 2018 is behind us I have 10 full years of data on my running.
I started tracking my mileage and speeds in January 2009 and have been faithfully recording my runs since then: a combined 3,737 miles during 804 runs. In an average year I ran 80 times, with an average length of 4.7 miles.
Some observations:
My average mileage is 374 miles per year, so 7.2 miles per week or 31 miles per month. Or 1.02 miles per day.
The years after Nora was born, I ran more than average. Even in the year after the boys were born, in 2016, I ran a lot, but things have been slower since then. 2017 in particular was tough, with only 5 runs per month.
Thing were getting better last year. Even though I started doing more Pilates, which lowered my 2018 miles, I still made it to 339 miles.
My average run is 4.7 miles. This make sense, since for years my training runs have been between 4 and 4.5 miles.
July through November is clearly the best period for running for me. December and February the worst -- funny enough January isn't too bad, the New Year's resolution effect I guess.
So in the average month I run 6 to 7 times -- in my top months sometimes up to 13 times a month. That might be a cool record to try to break.
Before 2009 I don't have as thorough data, but I do remember running in Haarlem and of course my first attempts in Durham, NC
Running brought me in some beautiful places. Some highlights? I ran with Gerben in Leeuwarden, many runs in the awesome William Umstead Park in North Carolina, on St Maarten, in Holland and Bulgaria, beautiful races in San Diego and Hickory -- too many to name. I ran with Nora in the stroller and later with the boys. I ran with the Raritan Valley Road Runners and the North Carolina Roadrunners Club. I ran races together with Sasha -- great times.
When I was on the Custis trail a man on a Capital Bikeshare Plus was clearly lost. Big guy, big beard. "I want to Washington DC", he said, so I pointed him in the right direction. "Is that where 34th St is?" he then asked and I said yes, in general that's right but it's a bit of a ride. No problem.
Now 2018 is behind us I have 10 full years of data on my running. 
When I was on the Custis trail a man on a Capital Bikeshare Plus was clearly lost. Big guy, big beard. "I want to Washington DC", he said, so I pointed him in the right direction. "Is that where 34th St is?" he then asked and I said yes, in general that's right but it's a bit of a ride. No problem.