12+ miles @ ~13 min/mi
As on my birthday in 2005, this morning I'm at the MINI Cooper dealership in Sterling VA for Paulette's car to be serviced. the Washington & Old Dominion rail-trail is adjacent, and I've got my GPS with me. Sounds like a chance to collect a few more W&OD milepost coordinates! (cf. September2005JogLog, 30 Sep 2005) At 7:30am it's already warm and humid. Mary Ewell jogs eastward from near her home in Ashburn while I head west from milepost 24, swatting black stinging flies that settle on me to feed. We meet and proceed to mile 30, admire the big stone quarry, then turn back. This sweat-fest eventually has to help us get used to the heat!
| W&OD GPS Waypoints | ||
|---|---|---|
| mile | latitude | longitude |
| 24.0 | 39.01281 | -77.43549 |
| 24.5 | 39.01726 | -77.44287 |
| 25.0 | 39.02168 | -77.45023 |
| 25.5 | 39.02616 | -77.45769 |
| 26.0 | 39.03048 | -77.46490 |
| 26.5 | 39.03495 | -77.47224 |
| 27.0 | 39.03932 | -77.47964 |
| 27.5 | 39.04377 | -77.48701 |
| 28.0 | 39.04815 | -77.49433 |
| 28.5 | missing! | missing! |
| 29.0 | 39.05706 | -77.50893 |
| 29.5 | 39.06387 | -77.51126 |
| 30.0 | 39.06841 | -77.51840 |