15 Min Run (push) --160.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Got a speed loop in before the trick-or-treating. Enjoyed it. Some serious wheels in there at times. The weight is pretty hilarious. Looks like it has stabilized during the Michigan trip.

Reintroducing some sugar into the diet. Stuff sticks like glue to ya.

70 Min Run (base)

BAY CITY, Mich. -- Really an awesome run. Stayed at some bland Marriott/Fairfield thing across from a WalMart in Bay City somewhere. Just ran out past the mall and tried to get out in the country a bit.

Started doing my least favorite running of all -- along side a state highway. Worst. Found a residential street and ran across to another N/S road. Ran along side that road for a bit and stumbled into a pedestrian crossing sign. In the middle of nowhere. Turns out, it was a rails-to-trails path. This seemed lucky enough to ignore that it was along some abandoned agriculture plots. Not scenic. But dedicated path! Great.



This path bumbles along for a while and runs into a weird spot by a river, so it takes a bizarre turn and ends up along a highway again. Decided to go with it a bit as it went past this sweet bar with a neon sign (photo above) and some country eating joints with the bacon and hash browns scents wafting like crazy through the lot. Then it crossed a river (photo below) which was cool.



At that point, we went from "good run" to "awesome run" as the path continues into the woods (top photo/video). Absolutely beautiful. Ran it a bit, saw some bikers and another runner. Got past that point a bit and stopped at a road next to an ice cream joint. What started as a short run turned into nearly 8 miles. I was actually running short on time, so I turned back. Had I continued even another mile, I would have been running along Saginaw Bay. What a sweet trail. If you follow it the whole way it loops around Bay City and out to the Bay...something like 17 miles. I will -- for sure -- do the entire course at some point.

Better yet, they plan on connecting the trail to the Saginaw Rail Trail and making a crazy like 30 miles course that I will also do at some point. So, so great.

40 Min Run (base)

GROSSE POINTE, Mich. -- Incredible morning for Fall running here in Michigan. Went to Jefferson and up short of the lake shore (tomorrow?) and turned back into a little loop. Great pace. Great temperature. Great scenery. Exceptional morning with all sun and a surprisingly warm temp. Went t-shirt and shorts with the little skull cap. Ideal. Ate a mess of food last night. Really should taper this eating off. That's three gut buster morning runs. Ouchie.

48 Min Run (base)

GREENVILLE, Mich. -- After spending most of Saturday eating and the evening hours watching UFC 121, very impressive we wrangled the same group together for a repeat of the river trail. Danny has some decent speed and put it into another gear toward the very end. Some good running talent in the friend group. That's 10ish miles in 25 hours...pretty good stuff for three novices.

Lotsa gut related stuff on this one, but turned out to be no sweat. I love running that loop.

49 Min Run (base)

GREENVILLE, Mich. -- Went out in the AM with Danny and Steve on the full Flat River Trail loop. Absolutely awesome. This might be one of my favorite runs. Slow and steady. A great little Saturday morning trot.


Flat River Track Club

38 Min Run (base) --157.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Raining as the old loop was completed for the billionth time. Pretty steady. I really like running in drizzle for whatever reason. Certainly cleans the air.

34 Min Run (base) --158.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Did the Los Feliz hills route for the first time in forever. Got some good pace here and there. Excellent.

110 Min Run (base)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Awesome little hilly deal all over the place. Went pretty much straight to the base of the Golden Gate. What a town for running. If I'm feeling it, I'll post the vid I took. Fab.

Took on the biggest, baddest hill I could find on the way back and almost blew my legs out. Awesome.

Looking super cool in this photo because a nice older lady insisted she take the shot for me. Best.

39 Min Run (base) --159--

LOS FELIZ -- Basic little loop on an awesome afternoon in the hood. No real excitement, good work. Need to work on keeping stride short. I think I've been slipping into a more stretched out stride during the long runs and gotten away from the true awesomeness of the new short stride.

65 Min Run (base) --158--

HOLLYWOOD -- Ran out into Hollywood on the old loop. Good times. Pretty standard. MSU/UM game. Coffee. Oatmeal. Perfect weather. Awesome.

38 Min Run (base) --157.5--

LOS FELIZ -- Did most of the usual loop. Had to hurry it a bit because of time constraints getting Maggie at daycare. But body is feeling pretty good. Giant bruise on left foot, maybe from ankle turn on Saturday? Doing pretty well. Gray and cloudy day, really top notch fall running.

55 Min Run (base) --155.5--

SILVER LAKE -- Great little Saturday trot with some good portions of speed. Great weather with a few clouds and bright blue skies. Awesome.