"The Ditches of Fairfax County"

I ran with some friends along Pimmit Run this week, where the first part of the run is like running in a concrete-lined drainage ditch.  But it's always surprising to find a bit of real trail running and adventure right in my own neighborhood.

Elite runners (Mark and Paul) and the slow guy (me, in the middle)

Skaters and skiers might say this is where you "drop in"
to the ditch just off Rt 7 by Pimmit Drive

And then there is this ahead of you.  Not bad!
But don't try it during or soon after a hard rain ...

This is the underpass that gets you to
the other side of the Dulles access road

Coming up to Great falls road

And then the Little League baseball
fields off Westmoreland road

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Watch out for tree roots, but the trail is good

The last bit of trail before the cul de sac at the end of my street

Overall the run is quite flat, dropping a little over 100 feet in this 3 mile section.  If you keep going, you can follow Pimmit Run all the way to where it runs into the Potomac underneath Chain Bridge.  Good luck!

You can push hard to get to the top of the hill.  But just run in the moment and the top comes to you.

thought for the day

“I believe that if you set out on an adventure and you’re absolutely convinced you are going to be successful, why bother starting?”  -  Sir Edmund Hillary