Bret

AM - a little over 5 miles this morning early in Grand Rapids before meeting for an early breakfast and heading to church.   Slighly warmer and more humid, effort was easy and slow recovery.   Left hip and a little on the right were a bit sore from yesterday's long run, but after a mile or so, it smoothed out.  

AM - 7.5 miles on my last day in Grand Rapids - we had a nice time visiting with Tracy's extended family members who live in the area.  Had great weather this morning at 49 degrees - requiring a shirt for my run today.  Ran east from where we were staying in town and made a rectangular loop back running through some historic neighborhoods with some grand homes that were built in the late 1800's by "lumber barons."   Misjudged my time, needing to get back for a breakfast we had scheduled with family, so I took advantage of some downhills to run the last 4 miles or so at sub 8 min pace.   I was really not feeling that great the last couple of mornings, but it was nice getting in some faster miles today.

AM - 4 miles very easy on the trail with Finn in the dark. 

PM - 3 miles on the treadmill after my workday was completed.   Interesting on our trip to Grand Rapids, one of Tracy's cousin's sons was talking to me at the dinner the evening before the wedding about how he'd run cross country back when he was in high school in the early 2000's and that one of his teammates ended up running in the Olympics in later years...and so I had to ask - thinking all the time, its not going to be Dathan Ritzenhein - but indeed it was.   He was 5th on the team the year they won states, and Dathan was of course their lead runner at Rockford High in Grand Rapids Michigan... over the weekend when we were at his dad's house he found a poster that the team had gotten done with their times on the championship team - he was right next to Dathan who I think ran like 14:30 or something like that.  Tracy's cousin Adam ran a respectable 16:19.   Very cool.   Dathan went on of course to have an outstanding running career, and Adam, well, he pointed to his gut and said he never ran a step after graduating high school.  :) 

AM - 5 miles in the neighborhood with Finn. 

AM - 5 miles with Dan and Finn in White Columns and on the golf course.   Got to hear about his college tour trip with his son that they did the last two days.  

AM - slightly less than 5 miles this morning with Dan and Finn from the high school and through Crabapple.  

AM - 16 miles early with the first 4 in the neighborhood with Finn, then I dropped him back at the house and ran to Redd and met Dan and Greg and ran with them for miles 7.6 to mile 14 and then headed home.   Felt decent the whole way - would have liked to have seen a faster pace but otherwise good.