5 Mile Run (A+) *166.5*

SANTA MONICA -- Ran the loop backwards for a little change of pace. It might be harder that way because of the huge hill on the would-be back stretch, which gets pretty much all the uphill in one fell swoop with the gentle downhill on the would-be front.

Hard to tell because it seemed like I really hammered this one out with a fast start and a good push throughout. The only thing keeping it from being a truly epic time/effort was the number of lights I seemed to hit. Not sure how running it backwards would have me hit more lights, but I did.

This was a smidge above average because of the speed, but not above average because it didn't feel above average. It felt strong, but not "challenging" if that makes sense or "inspirational. This scoring system is a bit weird, but it makes sense in my head. So either accept it or grab a piece and slide off.

Thinking about some cartoon strips. I was thinking of the "Boilerroom" movie and how the guys worked for "J.T. Marlin" or something like that. "J. Marlin". Whatever. My guy is "E.F. Tuna". He's a fish who works as an investment consultant. High powered and all that. They trade stuff like seaweed futures, underwater sunken pirate ship replicas, flake food annuities.

This idea could really blow up in my face...in $20s.