Turn your rut into a groove.

pm--5 Easy miles to get back the feeling. Interviewed some potential captains for xc. Great kids. RHR--50. 

am--6 Just some more miles. Went pretty well once I found my groove. Bruce Thomas rules. RHR--50.

pm--7 Progressive run w/ last 3.5 @ ~7:40. Nothing killer, but better than moderate for a guy in his 40th year.

am--4.25 Slighter shorter version of the morning run. It was good to feel the chill burn of a winter's morn. RHR--50. 

pm--4.75 Nice recovery style to get a dubizzle.

pm--5 Nice run up to the Sand Hill and back. Perfect weather, decent group. 

am--8 Rim Circuit w/ 2 mesa loops. Had a nice run and chat w/ Andy. We ran into the famous Logan while we we're out. Beautiful morning. RHR--60.

pm--8 Anasazi from the cemetery w/ a little extension beyond the homestead. Started heavy and weak; ended light and strong. 

On another note, I'm not sure I'm ready for the 70-degree weather before Valentine's Day. The warmth today gave the skin a slight buzz. RHR--49

am--6.25 Slightly extended morning route around the Canyons w/ some Local Natives. Winter in the morning; Spring in the afternoon. RHR--52. 

am--5.75 Revision of the Usual Morning Route, snuggled up to Coral Cliffs. Another run w/ Local Natives. RHR--51. 

pm--3 To the roundabout w/ my neighbor. 

pm--7 Predator run, ending in the mid-7s. #ibelieveincoyotes. Felt decent. No lower abdomen/groin pain to mention. RHR--53.

pm--4.25 Telegraphish run. Like I said on the run, "This is the longest 40-min. run of my life, and it might last another hour." 

am--9.25 Figure-8 Barrel Roll w/ Sidewinder extension. I hit the Sidewinder climb out of the figure-8, so that makes for ~500 ft. of climbing in about 1.5 miles. It was a gutcheck for me at the end of things. Nice run though. Even the mornings are Springy now, mid-February. I'll enjoy it while we have it. RHR--55. 

am--6.25 Sidewinder w/ the kids. Added a bit at the end to get to 60 minutes. What a gorgeous morning. RHR--53.

pm--5.25 Some double miles. I was expecting a few more miles this morning, so that left me craving a run later. On another note, started some chile seeds this evening.

pm--6.5 Progression run. Felt nice and peppy. 

pm--6 D. K. Leavitt Morning Route, in the evening. Had another coyote sighting closer to home (near SCMS). He crossed about 50 feet in front of me and stopped on the other side of the road. I yelped, and he looked and moved a bit. As I kept on running, he continued to glance across the street, seemed to be looking for a buddy. I nearly got my run-with-a-coyote-on-Presidents'-Day dream. 

The weather was beautiful as well. If 70 degrees in the afternoon is tempting, then 66 degrees after sundown beckons with a serpentine index finger. The evening was made even more perfect with the accompaniment of one of the most beautiful albums ever, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. 

pm--6 Decent miles. I noticed that I'm more sluggish and tend to delay my runs on days when I've had too many treats. We'll see how I might remedy that. RHR--55. 

pm--4.5 Green Spring(s) w/ the skeleton crew. Warm but nice. 

pm--3.5 Some miles. If I don't get out first thing in the morning, the will dwindles.

pm--8.5 Lava Cove/Tuweap/Roundabout. Got out in the beautiful evening. Felt decent. The secend half of the run--around 4 miles--was ~7:45 pace. 

am--5.5 Serenity morning run, extended to the SC Parkway. It was beautifully quiet this morning--other than the construction dogs in their diesels. Perhaps one of our last Wintery mornings before Spring. RHR--50. 

pm--7 Good miles in the evening. Badgers keep winning. That's a big plus. RHR--51.

pm--9 Up past the new Harmons. Having a store on that part of the Heights changes the flow of traffic in that area. A runner has to be vigilant now. The busy road and dinner still clinging to the guts made the run slightly less than heavenly, but only slightly. When I got home, one of my daughters said, "You look like you worked hard." Not sure what that means. Compliment because I worked hard? Or insult because a 9-miler makes me look like death? 

am--5 Truncated Morning Route. Another coyote sighting this morning, about 20 yards in front of me. I called to it but to no avail. Those dogs--or maybe it's the same one every time--love the jog from SCHS to the gulley. RHR--53. 

am--5.75 A variation of the Orem/Provo loop I run when I'm at my wife's gma's. Decent run.

pm--5.25 Just some miles to take advantage of the extra day this month. A few nights of poor sleep are catching up with me. On another note, the dreams are more lucid w/ more shallow sleep. RHR--55.