Sharon and I ran the Monument Avenue 10K this a.m. down in Richmond.  It was a cold, rainy day.  There were some 30,000 runners along the Avenue and the staggered start times took at least an hour.

I slogged my way to the finish line in a little over 50 minutes.  A slow time for me, but what the hell I'm 40 years old now.  The compromising and rationalizing has already begun.

About halfway down Monument, I got a friendly "Hey Chap" shout-out from a Richmond lobbyist who recognized me from the sidewalk. 

Otherwise, I ran in complete anonymity, which was pretty easy considering that I was flanked at various points by Darth Vader, Wonder Woman and a Tongan warrior in a loincloth (ed. note:  colorful costumes are a tradition at the Monument Ave 10K).

Today I need to pull my notes together and then Sunday it's down to Wise for the energy conference.  This should be very, very interesting -- especilly with all the furor surrounding the proposed 585 mw coal-fired plant.

I am meeting Evan Day of the Sierra Club down there so we should have plenty to talk about.

P.S.  Tonight's game = go Caps!