The DC area is full of runners and running events.
Running is an inexpensive and flexible way to keep a New Year's resolution to get more active or lose a few pounds. The DC area is lucky to have great outdoor running options and plenty of events to train toward if you need a deadline to help you meet your goal. The Mayo Clinic offers a free online training schedule developed by Olympian Jeff Galloway to get you 5K run ready in just seven weeks, even if you are a beginner. A 5K run is 3.1 miles. "Don't be daunted by the distance. A 5K run is a great distance for a beginner. And you can prepare for a 5K run in just two months," according to the Mayo Clinic website. With the training schedule in-hand, you can pick a local race seven or eight weeks in the future and start working toward your …
38.90418
-77.060179
C&O Canal
1057 Thomas Jefferson St NW, Washington, DC
/articles/new-year-s-resolution-run-a-5k
1308179
/locations/8499207
What did you resolve to do more of, less of or better?
After another year of sharing their thoughts on life as an urban parent, Georgetown Patch's Urban Parenting columnists offer a personal glimpse at their hopes for 2012. (Your editor chimes in, too) Guiomar Barbi-Ochoa "Enjoy Every Day…Good or Bad" My hopes for the new year are many. I would lie if I said that I didn’t have a long list of resolutions I wish I could keep in 2012. Among them are the perpetual lose weight, exercise more, work less, eat better, and organize my house. What I do resolve to do is really enjoy every day….good or bad. In 2011, I heard too many stories of friends or acquaintances that acquired cancer or lost a child. It made me realize that all too often we take our lives and loved ones for granted. I’d like to …
