40 Min Run (Push) --168--

This is one of those that would have been rating AA in the past. It's like the stars align from time to time and you get exactly the workout you were looking for. (Kind of what I'm trying to accomplish with this new strategy, but still...)

Went out halfway between a run and a push and just felt it the whole time. Really floated along, good form and -- I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm -- going at one hell of a brisk clip for 80 percent of this. Pretty pleased.

Also learned that cops will say "Hi" to you in Glendale if you offer the silent runner's wave (not so in LA, where they look as though you are about to pull a knife or serve them a lawsuit or something). And the old folks around here rock...9:30 is a good time to see 'em.