So, it has been awhile since I have blogged about running. For that matter, it has been awhile since I have blogged about anything. Here's the update: I study for the bar, run, study for the bar, study for the bar, spend time with friends, and study for the bar some more. About a week and a half ago was the half-marathon, which went well but resulted in a week of non-running. The heat in D.C. has been nearly unbearable, also making it difficult to run outside (thank goodness for trips to Utah and California in the past month), BUT GOOD NEWS! It's not 90 yet today, so I went for a run this morning. In fact, I went on my favorite run in D.C. (at least my favorite run that doesn't include a trip to Georgetown Cupcake) and I found a new memorial. Here are your clues:
1) My favorite run is a now 10-mile loop (used to be 9 miles before I moved) from my house, to Arlington Cemetery, to the Lincoln Memorial, down Ohio Drive, around the Tidal Basin, past the Jefferson Memorial, across the 14th Street bridge, down the Mt. Vernon Trail, and back home again. The memorial described is located near the Lincoln Memorial on Ohio Drive.
2) This memorial is honoring a Swedish-born mechanical engineer who designed various parts of ships.
3) During the Civil War, he designed the iron clad ship, the USS Monitor, for the Union navy. His ironclad design contributed to the North's victory in the Civil War.
4) He also worked on torpedo boats, in particular the Destroyer, which could launch torpedoes from an underwater port.
Guess away!
Amendment: I ALSO saw the news cameras filming in front of the Riverhouse this morning. I wondered what was going on, and just found out that's where some of the Russian spies were living! Crazy stuff.
