Running with friends

Spencer and I had agreed to meet at 6:45 in the lobby of the Marriott, where he is staying for the Antitrust Section Spring Meeting. I rolled in a minute or two late and found him there with Harry. The three of us had a sunrise start, down 14th and around the Washington Monument. From the western side we caught a view of the sun breaking the horizon behind it. We continued to the Tidal Basin, where to my surprise there were some cherry blossoms in bloom. We turned back not long after the Jefferson Memorial; Harry headed back toward the mall and Spencer and I crossed the road to Haines Point. Going out the eastern shore we had a view over into the small boat harbor, waterfront commercial area, and the military housing. We crossed at the south end of the golf course to the western shore, where we looked over the Potomac with views of National Airport, Air Force Memorial, and Chrystal City. Whole groves remained in late bloom on that side of Haines Point. We finished by heading up 15th and crossing back to 14th and the hotel. Spencer and I calculated somewhere in the range of 8 miles altogether. I run for a lot of reasons, but the opportunity for a morning like this one ranks very high on, if not at the very top of, the list.