My Long Run Turned DC Running Tour

On Sunday I had a 12 mile long run scheduled and when I came across running routes, I knew I would be seeing some awesome sites. I knew part of my route would hit the National Mall along with the Lincoln Memorial but I winged the rest of my run and added the Jefferson Memorial, the Tidal Basin, and the Martin Luther King Memorial. I figured why not add more sites and tour the city. What an awesome run! DC is very runner friendly. 

I started my run pretty early, I think I left the hotel around 6:35am. There weren't many runners out yet, but I did see more by the end of my run. I started right by Union Station and headed towards the National Mall. Here I am heading towards the Washington Monument.

Running through the National World War II Memorial.

 Washington Monument from the Reflecting Pool by the Lincoln Memorial.

 Someone was kind enough to take a picture of me at the Lincoln Memorial.

 Running along the Potomac River.

 At the Jefferson Memorial.

 View from running along the Tidal Basin looking at the Jefferson Memorial.

 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Another view of the Jefferson Memorial from the trail along the Tidal Basin. At this point I was heading back.

 Running along the Potomac River again.

I ran along some of the reflecting pool and turned back. Here's the view looking at the Lincoln Memorial.

 And finally back towards the Capitol and up towards Union Station to the hotel.

Here is the map of my route.

I really enjoyed the run and seeing all the sites! It was actually fun and I felt good! I did the run in 2 hours so a 10 min per mile pace which was not bad! Washington DC is a great place to run. Not only is the area runner friendly but there are many exciting spots to see. If you have the time and want to see many sites fairly quickly and get some good exercise I recommend a nice run! :)

Would you ever do a running tour?