WOW! What an amazing weekend. There are so many people to thank but let's start with God for making this all possible. Thank you to the following: Steve, Amy and Abby Miles, All of the runners(too many to name but you are all loved and appreciated). The Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor for all of your support and a nice breakfast. Joe and Jesse for the "Fireworks," or the downed power line that started a fire, that was cool entertainment. The parents of the Saranac CC team for trusting us to have your kids run with us, they were amazing. Pastor Tom of The Church of Christ for your hospitality. The lady and her son at the Funeral Home for the popsicles. Wzzm 13 and The Grand Rapids Press for covering the story. Cornerstone United Methodist Church for being you, we are blessed to call you our church home and we hope to see all of our runners there some day. All of the friends and family who supported us on this journey, and thank you to my wife Abby for loving me and supporting me no matter what.

I lost my love for running but was reminded of why I love it when I saw how much you all love it. I look forward to seeing you on the road. I am always looking for company so let's do it.

Surgery went well and I am still in tons of pain. Iwill be back on the road in about six weeks. Thank you for your prayers and support. I will update you on my progress as well as the JTF details.

It was really cool to get out this morning. There is just something about the rain that I love, maybe it's the cleansing of the Earth. I didn't want to go but knowing that I wasn't going to be alone really helped. I'd rather have company and run too fast (Chris a.k.a. The RoadRunner) than be alone.

Surgery is this Thursday so I will be out for Saturday morning runs for a while. And so begins the 4-6 week recovery...well, after a night in the Hospital with all the Ice Cream I can eat. That reminds me of Forrest Gump.

I'll be back! See you all in a few weeks. I'll update on the recovery.

Today was great. For one, I was able to run with Steve, Howard, and Joe. By the way, for being 50, these guys can move-except for Steve, he's a young 30 (wink wink). For 30, he has given me inspiration to keep going. He has been training hard, and it shows. Good luck at the River Bank! The run today was full of complaints from me, but I decided to cut it short and run home. On my way, I realized a couple things; one day I will be in a wheel chair and will wish I could run, so I should do it while I can, and these old guys might need me to push them up the big hill on the m-6 trail. As it turns out, I watched Howard and Joe blaze a trail while Steve and I finished together. It was a nice run, and I can't wait until the next saturday morning at Kava House.

I ran Friday and felt like I was going to die. It was very discouraging since it was only like 3.7 miles, for me that distance should be easy but it wasn't. I got out though, and I realize that maybe I should get out more.

I went to Florida with my family over spring break and had a chance to run in actual sunshine. It was around a huge park with a lake (pond) i'm not sure which, but it was beautiful anyway. The trail was surrounded by Palm Trees, and at one point I even ran barefoot, not so sure that was a good idea but it felt right at the time.

Great day for a run. I feel renewed and I had a feeling during my run today that I haven't had in a while. It was the feeling like I just needed to hook onto my legs like a trailer and go for a ride. Today was 10.5, hopefully I can get up tomorrow for a 5 or so...or maybe some skateboarding.