"Over a million people visit Washington each year to admire the blossoming cherry trees and participate in the Festival that heralds the beginning of spring in the nation's capital," according to the official website of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.It's too bad the city doesn't offer bubble boy suits or at the very least hand out complimentary packs of benadryl for unfortunate people like me who obviously should take a long vacation this time every year.
As un-fun as training has become over the course of the last several weeks, its become all the more un-funner thanks to spring allergy season. Nowadays its pretty easy to tell when I've been outside for a run or a bike ride. Runny nose, bloodshot eyes, rapid fire sneezes, occasional hives... coupled with a dazed lethargy that results when you try and survive on antihistamine cocktails. All in all, lets just say I'm not exactly at my best between the months of showers and flowers.
So enjoy the cherry blossoms while they last and take lots of pictures. I hear they're beautiful, so long as I'm not within a half a mile of them.
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