July 26, 1979 (Thursday)

From running log:
Ran about 3 miles at 7:00 pace on trails near Devil’s Lake, wearing Nike LDVs. This was a CC run, but only Ben showed. We went out and ran woods with Todd Coolidge. Got all scratched up and went swimming. My right hip is sore, and also the knee.

30 years later:
Devil's Lake is a treasure of a state park near Baraboo, Wisconsin. If you've never been there, it's worth a trip, if just to see the crystal clear water and the lavender-hued quartz cliffs. It isn't the Rockies or the Sierras, of course, but it's very pretty. By "CC run", I was referring to organized weekly runs that we had decided to conduct over the summer to build team unity and help all of us get in shape. Problem was, as you can see, very few ever turned up.

We ran on some overgrown trails which were probably someone's private property, but those kind of things didn't seem to matter as much 30 years ago. We were local boys and we were doing no one any harm. A quick dip in the cool waters of Devil's Lake was not only refreshing, but helped clean and heal the scratches from the brambles on the overgrown trails. If you look at the modern day training practices of Meb or Deena or Ryan, you'll see that they all incorporate some form of soaking their legs in cold water post-run ... I guess we were ahead of our time!