Turn your rut into a groove.

am--5 I've found that if I start off the week with a Monday morning run, things just go better. This was a quick out and back up Lava Flow.

pm--5 I ran with the PV kids after school. It was fun. A side note, even with all of my running the fitness of those kids makes me jealous. It's like they don't even have to try. And when they do try, look out. 

am--6 I know today will be a tough day for running, so I just had to drag myself out of bed and get in at least 6. Wore the new Landreths. The tongue rubs a little funny, but their starting to break in some.

pm--4.25 After PTs I ran up on the heights over to my parents and did some fire-station hills plus a little-league hill. I'm glad to have today over. 

pm--10 I decided to catch some new scenery, so I headed up Lava Flow toward the ball fields and Paradise Cove and down into Green Valley. It was a beautiful evening and cool by the river.

pm--10 Reverse loop around Clary w/ extension into Green Valley to pick up my girls. 

am--5.25 This was a nice morning run with temps in the 50s, and it feels like it's going to rain.

pm--6.5 On the old Swiss Days loop. I'm a little fatigued, but 60's the goal. 

am--8 I ran up toward Paradise Cove and back home. I think the Tennessee Lady Vols were practicing at The Canyons. The run felt good. I threw in 4 fartleks in the low 7s and hit 60 this week--a new high. I don't know if I'll consistently hit 60 but I'd like to stay between 45-60 most weeks unless my core hardens.

am--5 Starting off the week with a bang and finishing just as it began to rain, I ran a little out-and-back up Lava Flow.

pm--8.5 The pace was pretty slow, but I hardly felt the miles. The past two days I've been steaming about the injustices of the world. 

am--5.5 I had a nice little moonlit run w/ some James on the headphones--Morrissey raves about them, you know. And, oh, it's not spring yet. Phil was right.

pm--7 I went up around the heights with a little league hill and 4 fire station hills. I clocked those at about 150m. It's still chilly. 

pm--12 I ran up past the cemetery, up 400 E. in Ivins, to the Johnson's Arch trailhead, along the parkway, and back home. The fatigue sets in at the end of longer runs, but I feel so awesome afterwards. Miles are becoming an addiction.

am--6 Had to get out this morning because I'm not sure if I'll have running time after school. There was a 30% chance of precipitation this morning. The last 2 miles of the run the meteorologists predictions came to fruition in the form of a light drizzle. I was pretty fatigued this morning, but The Killers pulled me through. I used to be exclusively a headphone runner, but now it's only in the mornings.

pm--10 I got home from school and felt tired and a little weary to run. Then I looked at the running blog and just had to go. So, I strapped on the Landreth 5s and headed out for 10. I've felt better, but seldom do I regret running after I go.

am--6 I just wanted to get out and run 6 to put me up to 60 again. As I started running, I felt good and was under 9:00/mile the whole time. Now I did an out-and-back. After 3 I decided to do some fartlek. I didn't consciously go for 400s or anything like that. I said to myself, "From here to the next junction. From the truck to the sign." Stuff like that. I bet they were all between 200s and 400s though. The first 2, being downhill, got me under 6:00/mile speed. The other 3 on flatter ground had me in the 6:30/mile range. I was pushing pretty hard but still felt loose. I don't know what any of this means except that, now, I know I can run that fast. For how long, who knows? I may run this evening to try and hit 65. Of course it will have to be with my Valentine.

pm--5 A nice Valentine run with the wif(e). This is a new weekly high for mileage. Next week, I'll back off 5 or 10 miles. 

am--7 The In-Laws wanted to go to the track, so I thought it would be good to do some 800s. When we got to the track, however, there was a soccer game going on. So we ended up taking the trail around Santa Clara. It turned into a family rock, but it was saved with 4 Fartleks of 3 minutes at around a 7:00/mile pace. Wore the bright yellow Speedstars.

pm--5 I went to the Dentist, rushed home, and jumped into my running clothes. I can't lie. Tonight was all about getting some miles in. 

am--6 I had to get out for a run this morning. Yesterday, family, fatigue, and yard work kept me happily distracted from running, so I had to get out.

pm--6.25 My body is feeling fatigued. I wonder if I'm getting the gamboo or if the body's just sending me messages. BTW, I like the cushion of the cumulus. 

am--6.25 A pleasant and cold and lonely run.

pm--6.5 My body was feeling refreshed today, and I hit 3 or 4 of my miles at a nice easy cruise of about 8:00/mile. 

am--6 My fourth double this week. The mornings are still cold, but there seem to be more runners braving the elements in the wee hours of the morn.

am--11 I set out to do 8 but just kept going in the middle, so I kind of left myself out to dry. 11 was hard. This week, my body has been a little off. I still put in what I consider some good miles.

am--5.5 This morning was a beautiful run--damp ground, temps in the 50s, and some runners out. Felt good except a little calf/shin ache.

pm--7.5 A reverse loop around Clary. This was close to perfect weather. 

pm--6.25 I went out for an easy run, focusing on short quick strides and ended up running at a pretty quick clip--for me. So I just kept steady and ran a 10k in 51:27. 

am--6.25 Nice morning for a run. I'm still wearing some of the winter garb. Ran into my mom and her running partner towards the end of the run. I really like the fact that the sun is coming up a little sooner these days.

pm--7.75 I ran over past Jacob Hamblin's home to explore the Santa Clara River Reserve trails. I ended up running a small loop on the upper graveyard trail and back home.  

am--9 I explored the SCRR some more and did a lower graveyard-cholla loop. Met a neighbor at the Jacob Hamblin home and chatted with her and her running partner on the way home.