This is just the second year in my life that I’ve managed 2,000 running miles, the other being last year.

This is a variant of my South-End cross-Island route, and I kept an easier pace most of the way. Slightly cooler but sunny today: just beautiful out!

It rained the whole time. The face on that sheep says it all.

This run includes what may be the hardest Strava segment on the Island: the “Up and Over x5.” Each “Up and Over” segment starts at the bottom of Westwood Shore Trail and involves going up the hill, across the connector to Knudsen Trail, down to the bottom of Knudsen, and then back again to the bottom of Westwood Shore, meaning each has two uphill efforts and two down. In total, this run has 11 uphill efforts of moderate difficulty (300ft or so), for something around 3,200-3,500ft of elevation gain.

I seldom run the trails in Fort Ward Park, despite coming through on the paved path regularly, so it was nice to cover the area, including a couple double-backs to hit each trail.