Annapolis

Denise's company held its annual company winter party last night in Annapolis. Denise and I are very much morning creatures; instead of facing a drive back to Bowie after the party, we reserved a room at the Annapolis Loew's Hotel across the street from the night club. The evening was pleasant, much wine flowed, and we had the opportunity to walk through an art show, which was also being hosted by the club. At evening's end, we strolled across the street to a warm hotel room rather than drive 25 miles home.

Annapolis is a hub of the running community. The small city has three specialty running stores and is home of the Annapolis Striders, one of the DC area's most active running clubs. In the past, we enjoyed stopping for coffee and breakfast down by the harbor at dawn to enjoy the sights and sounds of the waking running, marina, and civil communities. My interests in observing runners had not waned, even though I had given up the sport decades previously.

That changed this morning. Despite the blustery 15 F weather, we suited up at 7 AM and did our first run though the 350 year old streets of old town Annapolis. It was only 3 miles and we spent much of it talking about our new found interest in trail running. But we finally ran Annapolis, a goal that we've spent years thinking would be fun to do.