Turn your rut into a groove.

am--7 Anasazi trailhead-to-trailhead. Nice post-rain run other than the biting wind. 
 

My stats from last year were 50 books, 125,928 feet gained, and 131 trail runs for 1,721.75. Not a bad year, going into my mid-40s. The trails were a lifesaver.

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ Chipmunk and down to the lower trailhead. Nice overcast evening. I love this time of year. The trail was therapeutic today.

pm--6 Barrel Roll clockwise. The weather was a bit warmer this afternoon, so I enjoyed the dirt and the music of Will Oldham. Not much better than that.

pm--6.5 Tempo Loop work w/ 3x5-min. @ light tempo w/ 2.5 minutes of recovery. Even nicer weather today. My legs were dead for the form work after.

I finished a great book by Matthew B. Crawford called Shop Class As Soulcraft. So great. I might need to check out more of his work.

pm--5.5 Most of the Rim Trails on a limited time budget. 

am--6 Anasazi on another limited time budget. I also finished listening to a book I've been listening to intermittently on the trails. It's called Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta. Lots of interesting tidbits. 

pm--4 Sunbrook w/ my neighbor. We had a nice chat. He's a good friend.

pm--4.75 SC Parkway. I finally got out w/ the kiddos again. They're great. We got lots of cult-leader stories from Abigail. We seemed to speed up during the stories.

pm--4.25 Warm-up and cool-down w/ the girls sandwiched around the time trial. This wasn't a race for time trial but a see-if-you-can-hold-a-strong pace time trial. Good stuff from the kids.

am--6 Around the neighborhood w/ Abigail and Aspen. We had fun chatting.

pm--5 Sidewinder to beat dusk. I love the trails by my house.

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ Tom. Nice chat about everything. That's par for the course, though. Beautiful weather.

am--9 Tonaqunt w/ 5x 1-minute pickups every 5 minutes. Good run for the kids.

am--4 Vineyard and the park loop. 

am--5 SC Heights route. I always getting moving decently be the end of this route. 
 

I finished a book that is basically comprised of an essay a day by the poet Ross Gay. The book is called The Book of Delights. It was delightful.

pm--5.5 Hill Circuits w/ the team. Them's hard work.

pm--7 Anasazi trailhead-to-trailhead. Beautiful but windy afternoon. I had some tasty Chinese food at China Mama in Vegas after.

pm--7 Full Rim circuit. My fav trails. The trailhead was bursting at the seams. Can't figure out why a Saturday afternoon the week after MLK would be so packed. Do people even work anymore. Everyone seems so mobile, and I just want to stay in my neck if the woods.

pm--5 A quick Anasazi jaunt after an appointment. Nice afternoon. Also, Taylor Swift is growing on me.

pm--4.5 Just a nice jaunt in the neighborhood above the school w/ striders after. 

pm--5 Country Kanes run w/ a mixed group. 

pm--6.5 Hill Circuits x 3. Kids looked strong, and I'm just happy I can do the work.

am--5 Neighborhood w/ a decent Friday crew. My body was definitely feeling the hill circuits.

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote. Felt pretty good. Went to the ball game and dinner for date night after.

am--5.5 Anasazi to the shoulder in the dark. Headlamps are handy, but the depth perception isn't ideal that way. Saw a nice moon-and-Venus sunrise on the way back.

pm--7 Anasazi trailhead-to-trailhead. I almost felt peppy today. Grateful that I can enjoy nature the way I do.