Bret

AM - 4 miles very easy - recovery run effort.   Surprised that I felt this much fatigue. 

AM - 5.25 miles solo through East Bluff and back - wore the Kinvaras to give my left foot some relief from the NB Fuel Cell - left side of the foot is calloused causing some pain and it is aggravated by something inside the shoe - a design issue, I guess for me - that has only recently emerged after using this model for at least 2 years. 

AM - 5 miles solo in the WC neighborhood.  Dan's got a gimpy leg and decided to take another day off.   Ran in the NB Fuel Cells - my regular trainers today.  Minor discomfort in the left side foot but otherwise fine.  Got some new Saucony Endorphin Speed trainer arriving today that I will test out tomorrow. 

AM - a little over 5 miles at Milton HS at just below tempo pace.   Tried the new Saucony Endorphin Speed shoes - which have much better structure / stability as compared to the minimalist Kinvara's including having a nylon plate...but they seems to have the same impact/discomfort on the side of my left foot as with the NB Fuel Cells.  Decent effort this morning - pleasant temperature.  Still missing Dan who is out due to a leg injury.  

Day off due to early travel. Had to go to Florida for a funeral - early flight and late return made running an impossibility today.

AM - a little under 3.75 miles with Dan on the trail.  Mostly a jog as he's been having a leg injury issue for the past week.   The easy effort was actually pretty welcomed to me after a lengthy day of travel to and from Florida and lots of driving in between.  

AM - ran with the group in phases today.   Met Dan early at Summit Hill - actually he texted me that he was running from his house, so I parked and ran back toward his place, and we met for an easy run with him due to his leg injury - and also he brought Rosie.  We got in a little over 3 miles when Ben arrived and we had made our way back to the parking lot in time for his arrival.  Dan left with Rosie to head home and I then headed back out with Ben who was planning to run 23 as he ramps up for Boston. He just completed Tokyo a few weeks back, posting a nice PR of 2:54.  His plan for today was not to run hard, but to just log miles.  I told him I would keep him company for a portion of his run.   In sharp contrast to the pace I ran with Dan, my pace with Ben was in the 7:30 range for all but the first mile and part of the long uphill on the 5th mile.  Good conversation with him about his race experience and time in Japan.  I told him I was headed back before the normal turn around point, but I guess he wanted company, so agreed to run back with me.  When we got back to the parking lot, Greg had just arrived, and the two of them headed back out.  I am sure Ben appreciated the tag/team relay and that Greg would be able to sustain several more miles with him at that 7:30 pace.