If you consider:
x =amount of babysitting time on the clock
y=number of miles we want to run
z=amount of time needed to sit and enjoy dinner
Then coming up with a solution set of potential destinations should be easy, no?
Someone, somewhere out there could probably plot our decision-making process on a map. In simpler terms our concept was: Run for an hour, eat/drink for an hour, cab it back home to relieve the babysitter.
We looked at destinations between 5-6 miles away, and settled on Sine Irish Pub in Pentagon City. The chilly weather made for a terrific run, through Clarendon, down Columbia Pike (which is looking pretty darn good these days), around the Air Force Memorial, and into Pentagon City.
Kate + Mike + running to dinner = Impressed Bill