22:00. Eight easy miles around Salmons Hollow. Finished up at Caroline Thomson's barbecue, in the interest of being social. I'm going to have to get off the roads and onto the trails very soon, or else my feet will surely break. Other than that, I'm feeling good.

Footwear: Hunter S. (23)
Music: "The Shining," Badly Drawn Boy (The Hour of Bewilderbeast: Twisted Nerve)

8 miles in 1 session.

18:30. Ball Pond loop in 48:53. 18:29 out to Ball Pond Road, 17:13 back (net uphill). Beautiful weather, perfect temperature, felt too taxed coming back, but there's time yet for feeling good.

Footwear: Skjellyfetti (28)
Music: "Rebellion (Lies)," Arcade Fire (Funeral: Merge)

8 miles in 1 session.

17:00. Met Lawrence at the Brewster track, expecting an easy day after yesterday's unnecessarily hard effort. Instead, Lawrence took me through the Ice Pond trails at near threshold pace, with pickups on each of two 500m hills. Fortunately, it didn't last very long, so to make seven miles I added on a couple miles around the cross country course.

Footwear: Hunter S. (15)
Music: "7/4 (Shoreline)," Broken Social Scene (Broken Social Scene: Arts & Crafts)

7 miles in 1 session.

19:00. Ran a mile to Salmons Hollow Road, where I split four psychotically Irish miles in 6:15, 6:03, 5:42, 5:24. Feeling adequately purged of the ills of the night before, cooled down around the development and back home for a touch over eight miles on the day.

Footwear: Hunter S. (8)
Music: "Razzle Dazzle Rose," Camera Obscura (Let's Get Out of this Country: Elefant)

8 miles in 1 session.