5:00 am. Did my loop backwards today, not backwards in that I was running backwards backwards as in right turns instead of left turns. I did this because I wanted to run down the Champs-Elysees instead of up it, Ran to the Eifel Tower but the Champ De Mars was too muddy to run in so I skipped that part and cut 1/2 mile from my run. Ran up to the Arc De Triumph and then down Champs-Elysees which was very fun, kind of wet and slippery but I managed a 5:20 pace for about 1/2 mile, averaged 5:50 for the entire length of the Champs-Elysees which is almost 2 miles, not quite. A bit misty/foggy this morning, I think running in mist in Paris is very similar to getting a Glycolic peel on your face, with all the pollution in the air my face was literally burning when I got back to the hotel. Last long boring day sitting around, tomorrow I get to tear down and get ready to come home. I'm ready, a bit homesick it being Christmas season and all. I'm really missing the kids. Thanks goodness for facetime. 7.5 miles in 50:37 6:45 avg pace. | 