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Healthy enough to chase leaves (slowly)

November 3, 2026 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
Planned my day around this run. voted in the morning before a meeting and working for a bit at school, then biked home to warm up and set off hoping that the mid morning sun and slightly warmer temperatures would help the petioles relax and release the leaves. Rewarded by catching 4 leaves in the first two minutes as I ran up Livingston to Western. Then the trees got word of my plans and refused to help me. As I meandered through Chevy Chase MD and DC, I only caught one more leaf (and had hardly any good opportunities) for the remainder of the 21 minute run. I guess it's good to be reminded of how frustrating this game can be. It was also a struggle to stretch this run to 21 minutes due to a profound lack of fitness. I'd caught one leaf a few weeks ago in the dark and one at championships on Saturday, so my season total is now at 7. As I type this on my back porch, they are raining down into my yard. Brutal. Knee was pretty wonky and never truly loosened up, but it helps with I focus on running tall. Definitely feeling the long day of running around at championships and the two days of inactivity since then. Don't even want to know my pace.