Rob and John took me on 2 "bonus" loops through the villages. Good ride, farthest for me so far. Legs were tired after a "long" run yesterday. I could really feel the hills, just not a lot left in the legs and we had some buster hills. Took the camel back (backpack) as I wanted to get a feel for what it will be like. I plan on wearing it at the Watamu tri due to the high heat.

Longer run on treadmil, intervals. Went well. Felt pretty good, run times show improvement. Although, the real road run on Tuesday was brutal. This was much better today. Per coach Mike, I have changed my walk run intervals (this has helped considerably) and continue to work on these intervals to drive down my run times with minimal stress. Basic interval sets: (1)10min [level 6 warm up] (2)15min [(2 min level 7), (3 min level 6)] x 3 (3)15min [(2 min level 4.1), (3 min level 7) x 2] [(2 min level 4.1), (3 min level 6)]x 1 (4)15min [(3 min level 4.1), (2 min level 6) x 1-recovery] [(2min level 4.1), (2min level 7),(1min level 6)] x 2 (5)15min [(3 min level 4.1), (1 min level 7), (1 min level 6)] x 3 (6)10 min [(2 min level 4.1), (3 min level 6)] x 2 Total time: level 6 (35 min {32.4%}); level 7 (19 min {23.8%}); level 4.1 (26 min {43.8%}) Goal: The initial goal over the next month will be to decrease the % of time in level 4.1 (walking). Once the % of walk time drops less than 15% (most of the time drop in level 4.1 will go into level 6) I will: a. begin to try to raise the % of time in level 7 (if predominant work out is base building) or b. keep the % the same but increase the level to 7.5 or 8(if predominant work out is for speed improvement)

Very tough run today, was sucking wind at mile 2. Car accident within 100yards of my run..wake up call. Per Coach Mike, will work hard until the 12th and taper for 10 days.

No training today, just couldn't get my body to cooperate (lazy). Brutal drive back from Suswa, guide got lost 3 times. The kids had a great time repelling, eating, risking death. Less fatigue today even with the drive.

Early start with Boyscouts. Off to Suswa caves for spelunking. Managed a 2.5 mile light jog around the camp site. Avoiding local wildlife. Campsite deep within Masai territory. First campout with both heavy rain and hail. Masai kids loved seeing a Mzungo running around the camp.