It is in the Federal Triangle metro. Air quality? Bio attack detection?

Their Lager, Pumpkin Ale, Brown Ale, Local 1 (Mauracian cane sugar for dryness, belgian yeast for spiciness), and Local 2 (ale brewed with honey and citrus peel).

Waiting for our relay team members to show up, as I'll be running our second leg for 7.1 miles.

Supposed to be a record crowd this year.

Much like the "health o meter" I'm pretty low these days.

Repainting our office at home has zapped up most of my personal free time.

Some new (and great) responsibilities at work have taken out additional chunks of my time.

A have always been best at working out regularly when I had a "something" to drive me. During the summertime it is softball, which may be lame but it gets the job done.

THANKFULLY something appears to have come my way. An old friend from high school may need me to fill in on his Baltimore Marathon 4-man relay team. I am totally unprepared to race, let alone run my 6 miles at a fast clip. But it gives me a reason to get out there on a daily basis.

And with only 3 weeks till the race, I'll need each day for sure. Rain may keep me from running twice today, but I got in a hellacious 3 miles earlier. It featured the nastiest set of hills on a half mile stretch I've ever run. And no, I wasn't being all gung ho, this was the only half mile available to me given our weekend mountain retreat.

Let's see where I am on the "health o meter" in 3 weeks.

What gets you motivated and committed to work out??

From up close you can really see the texture.

Having this in Luray, which is a very quaint town with a few little shops and antique shops.

Amazing example of "drapery"

Best view in any cavern anywhere.

One of the largest structures in Luray Caverns. It also can look like a giant shaggy dog. Elephant or woolly mammoth.

Speaks for itself: