30 Min Run (Push)

SAN FRANCISCO -- PO'd about the Spartan loss and my lack of running, I got out and did it again. But this time I just went down to the Bay and under the Bay Bridge and close to AT&T Park and back to the hotel. Quick and gulldern fast. Impressive.

60 Min Run (Run)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Up here on business and was really looking forward to many good runs. And, of course, I just pass out all night and get the first hearty sleep in weeks. Give and take, I guess.

So today is the MSU/Cal game and I got up early and went out with no real plan other than getting within eyeshot of the Golden Gate...something I usually did whenever I ran in SF. Saw the Bay Bridge a ton at first and went down the street our hotel was on "Montgomery" and tried to find connecting roads to where I thought I remembered Ghiredelli (sp?) Square was. I was wrong. Ended up going up to that weird Coit Tower and then down, then up another hill, then down. Then eventually worked over to where I wanted to be. The Golden Gate was, of course, clouded over by fog, but I think I saw a footing. Hell with it.

Ran past a 'slow food' festival, where locally grown, sustainable farming, etc, smelled absolutely amazing even at 8a. What a great town. Then the challenge was to find my way back. Surprisingly enough, I was able to figure it out...though it involved running all the way back up that hill the Fairmont is on and then back down California. Great run. Great, great, great run. Hard run. But a great run.

23 Min Mile Run (Race) -- Jet to Jetty 5k--

LOS ANGELES -- Out by the airport, there's a park called Dockweiler on the beach that is the only place you can start a beach fire without a permit. Cool, eh? So there's also a 5-10k every year. And Schmidt happened to be in town. And JDP wanted to race. At least it's another run; at this rate it will be the only one I get all week. Worst.

So I sneakily signed him up without really telling him I was doing so. Pretty weak to be sure, but he did it. We had to rush all over hell and didn't enjoy large parts of that effort, but...we did it. Schmidt was just over 20, much to his dismay...and I was at 23:30-ish, which was somewhat to my dismay as well, though I didn't really try very hard and haven't been training for shizz... but still. It was an easy course and we should be going in the right direction. JDP came in around 23:20.

83 64 11 Mike Hudson M 34 Culver City 23:37 7:35 624

31 Min Run (Race) --Dansk 4 Miler--

GREENVILLE, Mich. -- So we all dressed up like Aebelskivers and ran around the lake. Really a pretty fun time. I didn't push the paced terribly as I just haven't had much mileage in the past few weeks to lean on. But it was a sparse crowd and I just kind of got into a form I liked and tagged a guy in front of me, who ended up falling apart with a mile or so to go. It was a beautiful morning. We'd been up pretty late making the outfits (Chrish, Julia, Erin, myself as skivers and Steve as the pan) and searching for my stupid sunglasses case. But as usual, the less sleep the day before the better as we all hopped out of bed and were ready for action.

Really proud of the whole crew. Erin and Steve did their first ones. Chrish has giant calves. Julia ran with her aunt. And Teri Mazariegos (now Marsman, I think) has also turned into a solid runner, notching a medal for herself in the F 30-34 age group. Awesome.

I turned in a...ah hell, I'll just cut and paste the division as we made up almost half of it :)

Men 30 to 34

Place Name City Age Overall Time Pace
1 Jason Petersen Grand Rapids MI 30 14 26:35.3 6:39/M
2 Eric Wright Grand Rapids MI 30 19 27:13.9 6:48/M
3 Mike Hudson Los Angeles CA 31 60 31:44.9 7:56/M
4 Nathan Miller Greenville MI 34 100 36:37.1 9:09/M
5 Trevor Donblestein Petoskey MI 30 103 36:44.6 9:11/M
6 Steve Davis 30 104 36:47.6 9:12/M
7 Christian Dodd Royal Oak MI 30 115 37:32.6 9:23/M

I've got some work to do. But what a flippin awesome time. Retire to Steve's for some coffee and grub and then walked to the Grand Dansk parade! So great. We then made the unfortunate decision to try and eat 12 chili dogs each at the Corner Bar to get on the Wall of Fame. Bad idea, team.

30 Min Run (Speed)

GLENDALE, Calif. -- Went out in emergency mode to get this quick workout in. Danish in a few days. Not ready at all. Still needed to go buy coffee at Intelligentsia for the whole crew and pack for the trip. Flight leaves at midnight. Ugh.

Just sprinted around up and down the hills working on form and speed. Great.

35 Min Run (Run) -- (168)

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- With the Danish fast approaching and the heel acting up, I figured it was important to get out for a decent run outdoors here in the next few days. This was a four mile course that went from the Y to Laurel, up to Hollywood and then back through tourist central.

It was early in the afternoon, so the heat was a hurdle in my mind, but after the first mile, I was pretty sure I'd made the right decision. About the time I got to Hollywood, however, I was second guessing myself. Too hot, no water and I hadn't eaten much of anything. But got through it relatively strong with decent speed and form the whole way through. Couldn't get those fish tacos fast enough afterward though.

I'm writing this Saturday morning and the heel update is positive. Wearing the sandals, focusing on hitting further forward on my right foot and just getting out on the roads again has gotten the heel back to something pretty close to normal. Long-term, I'm guessing, this method will put it right.