45 Min Run (light) --160.5--

VENICE -- After work trotski to the tune of 5 miles or so. Hotter than hell. Smoke on the east side...looks like a freakin mushroom cloud coming up over the city. But nice by the ocean. Really too hot for running, but whatever. Needed to get one in.

60 Min Run (light) --160.5--

SILVERLAKE -- Did the reservoir loop at 7:45a and it was already hot. Better yet, the fire up in Alta Dena -- visible from the route -- began to blow smoke into the hood after a shift in the wind. So part of this was amid a light campfire smokey-ness. Ugh.

But it went generally well. Ran it backwards from the normal way, which was kind of fun. Really took it easy and just got around for the distance. Probably won't be running the next two days, so wanted to get a good 10k in or so.

36 Min Run (light) --161.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Went to the Hyperion loop with a little bit cut off (I'm starting to hate Rowena for some reason). So just did that and had a good time. Nice and easy again. Good stuff in the morning.

Unbelievable results for Team Turbo...Steve running dammm near flat 8s in the Danish 4-miler. Erin in the low 9s. Great stuff. Wish I could have joined.

34 Min Run (light)

VENICE -- After opening the past few days and actually hearing drunks coming home from the bars as I pondered getting out for a run in bed...I was pleased to get this bastard in after the shift. Longer than expected, nice and easy. About four but nice and simple to get rolling.

15 Min Run (light) --163--

LOS FELIZ -- Recovery trot over the bridge and back.

41 min run (light) --162.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Did the blvd route for the first time in a while. Really burned out on this one a couple months back, which is unfortunate as it is the major source of most my runs and mileage. But back again. And I learned something...there are seven hills on this route and counting them was a new way of tackling the route. Funny as I've done this loop probably...maybe 150 times-ish. And still finding something new after some down time. Ha.

Nice and easy. Hopefully the slowest time in quite a while. A less than 9 min per mile pace and intentional. Lickety split finish...last quarter mile was damm near 65 to 70 seconds. Fast for this old man.

15 Min Run (light) --163.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Quick little week starter. A smidge over 2 miles on this little loop.

55 Min Run (light) --162--

SILVERLAKE -- Ran around the reservoir at 4:55a. Flipping sweet. No one around. No sun. Awesome. LA is a quiet place at that time of day. Saw one runner at 5:45a. We saluted each other as we passed.

15 Min Run (light) --161--

LOS FELIZ -- Early, early, early before all the hubbub.

25 Min Run (light) --161--

LOS FELIZ -- Morning run #2. A bit further. Nice and mild in the mornings. Sun just eating up the marine layer. Few runners out. Traffic slow. Mornings and Mikey are on a collision course with destiny. The only variable is time.

20 Min Run (Light) --161--

LOS FELIZ -- First of the morning runs. Getting back into it. Surprisingly sweaty run around the hills of the high school area.