Yesterday I went out for my last run before the Run! Geek! Run! race.  I didn't do terribly, but I'm glad I didn't skip it.  I skipped the run prior to that because I tweaked my ankle a bit and didn't want to risk doing anything more to it.  Had I skipped yesterday as well, I would probably be in really bad shape for the race this Sunday.

I picked a different area that I've been meaning to check out for running.  I started at Eakin Park and did 2.5 miles of the Cross County Trail.  Not a bad trail, but it's a really strange mix of conditions.  Some parts are aged and cracked asphault, others are new concrete, others are dirt, others are gravel.  There are a couple of parts that are badly sized "rocks" acting like gravel.  They're big enough that I can't see anyone wanting to walk, run or ride a bike on them.  I don't know what the park authority was thinking there.

I think I'm going to start up a site for Northern Virginia and post up running trails.  I haven't found anything like that yet and the trail network here is very disorganized... stuff goes all over the place, but you never know what conditions you'll be dealing with until you're already committed.  We'll see.