36 Min Run (Push) --153--

LOS FELIZ -- Back on the home loop. Really felt strong and pushed it. Actually got to the point a few times where it felt I was running with my core. Weird and awesome. Last dash was probably the best speed ever. But did it on a light breakie and lunch and felt the blood sugar collapse upon return. Nothing a bratwurst, steak sandwich and 8 pounds of fries from the new joint on Hillhurst couldn't solve. That brat is nuts.

55 Min Run (base) --154.5--

SILVER LAKE Little loop around the reservoir. Uneventful and pleasant. Some dude was burning the path and got some good pace catching up with him and backing off a few times. That dude was hauling.

29 Min Run (Race) *Danish 4 Miler*

GREENVILLE, Mich. -- Another Dansk run. And it was a dandy despite the mixed weather. Great start, decent middle, great finish. Happy with the result and the new form definitely got an endorsement with this.

Everyone (Steve, Chrish, myself) beat their goals, so that was pretty awesome. Christian is going to be as fast as he wants to be. He's all cut now after Crossfit. Pretty incredible.

Go Greenville. Pops and Jean were Grand Marshals. And Maggs got to be in the parade. It was a great time. Saw Jesse and Erin, too, before we left. Great stuff.

Place Name City Age Overall Time Pace
1 Jason Petersen Grand Rapids MI 32 8 26:54.8 6:44/M
2 Mike Hudson Los Angeles CA 33 22 28:59.8 7:15/M
3 Tom Goodwin Kalamazoo MI 32 27 29:17.2 7:19/M
4 Jason Barrus Sidney MI 34 33 30:59.0 7:45/M
5 Christian Dodd Royal Oak MI 32 36 31:03.4 7:46/M
6 Kevin Johnson Greenville MI 32 38 31:28.4 7:52/M
7 Robert Cadena Dearborn MI 34 45 31:55.5 7:59/M
8 Jonathan Reitzenstein Colorado Springs C 31 65 33:32.6 8:23/M
9 Steve Davis Greenville MI 32 84 35:46.9 8:57/M
10 James Christensen Beavercreek OH 31 121 39:38.3 9:55/M
11 Matt Bromley Greenville MI 32 143 42:31.7 10:38/M

37 Min Run (base)

GREENVILLE, Mich. -- Late night run around the Danish course with headlamps affixed. Pretty hilarious. Pontoon regatta going on so there were probably 200 cars on the road. Good timing. Easy and good.

27 Min Run (push)

GROSSE POINTE, Mich. -- Got some good speed out there and was OK with this run until I mapped it and see how short it was. Under 4. What? Drizzle and not a good deal of rest make for sub-optimal, but c'mon. Got a really decent stitch even with about half a mile to go. Weird. Anywho. Done and in the books.

45 Min Run (base)

OSCODA, Mich. -- Put about 5 in going from the cottage to the river and back along 23. Raining but hot. Traffic galore. A slog. But kind of cool. Should really find a place to run that I enjoy around there. Plenty of beauty...just not along the highway. Good one either way.

25 Min Run (base)

SAGINAW, Mich. -- Ran around the subdivision at Beck's parents' house. Good stuff. Humid as all get out.

58 Min Run (base) --153.3--

SILVER LAKE -- Took the last few days off to concentrate on work, etc and let the body kind of catch up. Not that anything felt out of place...just thought a bit of a break would be AOK considering the history of things. Went around the reservoir for fun and enjoyed it. Uneventful, good moments of pace, great weather, mattress assist and that's all.

The new form has a tremendous affect on uphill effort. It requires maybe 30 or 40 percent less effort to go just as fast. That's not bad.

20 Min Run (recovery) --155--

LOS FELIZ -- Just did a short loop to stretch the pegs out a bit. Held everything back. It's almost as though it didn't happen. Though I am sweaty.

38 Min Run (base) --154--

LOS FELIZ -- Took Sunday off for no particular reason, so went out today for a quick loop around the hood. It wasn't bad, just pretty unexceptional. Some good moments. Mostly uninspired...or what passes for uninspired these days. It was pretty solid.