A few months ago I was in Washington, D.C. for a conference. As you may know from some of my previous blog entries I hate to sit. I was concerned that the long full days of classes would mean that not only would I be sitting all day but I would be unable to exercise. Although I am generally not a morning person going for a jog each morning was the only way I would have time to exercise, so I set my mind to do so. Every evening before I went to bed I decided on a destination for the following morning. Washington, D.C. is so chock full of outdoor things to see that I felt like I was sightseeing as well! I jogged past the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, just to name a few sights. One morning I jogged into Georgetown and alongside the Potomac river. I had headphones attached to my smartphone (at a low enough volume so that I could hear everything going on around me!) and Googlemaps to guide me. This was a big help. I did not have to stop and pull out a map at each turn and I felt safer because I did not look at all like a tourist. While running I was also testing out a few of the ios Running apps and I will share that information in a future blog (spoiler alert: Endomondo is the app I have decided to use).
So what can everyone learn from my trip:
1. If you are determined enough, you can squeeze exercise into any trip.
2. Googlemaps or any other mapping app is a great help while you are running in an unfamiliar location.
3. Changing your exercise routine to another time of the day can work (although I have not exercised in the morning since I returned from my trip).
Here is a picture of me at the Lincoln Memorial:
