It was a day to wake in the dark, then feel the autumn sun

This is the time of year that often means waking in cool or even chilly darkness but sometimes, as Washington did Saturday, it means basking in the bright warmth of a dry autumn afternoon.

For the many who might rise at 7 a.m., Saturday meant getting up before the sun. Sunrise was 20 minutes later, at 7:20 a.m.