Turn your rut into a groove.

pm--7.5 Farted around up on the heights, struggling with the breathing and the legs after taking a week off for a sinus infection and what I'll call life. 

am--6.25 w/ neighbor Greg on the Sunbrook loop. He's coming off of an ankle injury, and, for me, it's just like starting over.

pm--6.25 Nothing like a trail run to get back into the mood. Went out on the Anasazi Trail to the Homestead and back. The 3 days back have brought some interesting aches and pains. 

am--6.25 Morning run w/ neighbor Greg up into Dixie Downs. Beautiful morning. 

pm--5 Ran over to my parents' in the (NB)STS--nearly-barefoot super trendy shoes--to give their new incline trainer a shot. Did 2.5 on that w/ a simulated 1000+ elevation gain. When the treadmill hits a 40-degree incline, it's quite a chore. 

am--15.5 Ran from my house out to Barrel Roll and added Sidewinder to it. Nice meditative run. I even hit a 7:30 mile at the end just to make sure that I had it in me.

pm--5 Out-and-back up the bike path in a drizzle. Calves are tight. I'm thankful for the rain but hopeful that it won't last all week.

am--10 Up by the Canyons, on the parkway, and back down through Santa Clara. I was dragging today. 

am--5 Warm-up around the neighborhood. Then I ran 6x1-minute fartleks, at around 6:00 pace, w/ 30-second recovery jog on the grass field at the elementary school. This felt good. Better mentally than physically. I was starting to wonder if I could drop it below 8:00 pace. 

am--8 Up and over the Anasazi Trail and back. The morning was beautiful, so the hikers were out. The run felt good. There's a little climbing in this run, about 100 ft. per mile. Not a ton but enough to do some work. 

am--10.5 Barrel Roll w/ Sidewinder extension and a bit extra. I saw 5 other trail runners, shoes and all. One even had some gaiters on. This is my third 90-minute run this week. Nice. 

pm--5 These half days are hard. I generally eat like crap and tend to think I have more time to run than I really do. Nevertheless, I got out for an Albertson's loop. Perfect temps. 

pm--6.25 Anasazi trail w/ Tom. A little warmer today. 

pm--3.75 Miles for the sake of running. Rough week so far mentally. 

pm--5.5 Chuckwalla w/ Tom. Nice even run. 

pm--10 An evening jaunt right after a nap, following dinner. Needless to say, the tummy wasn't so yummy. It's nice to get out and the enjoy the weather. 

pm--8 Sockless miles up and over the Anasazi trail w/ Tom. Nice windy run. 

pm--6.5 Warm-up and Foremaster w/ the kids. 

pm--3.5 A few more night miles close to the road after dinner.

pm--4.5 Went to my parents and used the treadmill while watching some bball. I did a little uphill challenge at 10% for 15 minutes--~1.5 miles--and then finished off with some smokin' pace.

am--6 First morning run in a while. Waking up has been very difficult for me lately. Neighbor Greg and I did the Sunbrook look w/ out the little extension at the end. The temperatures were nice, but the blustery wind wasn't. Hope things clear up a little for the PV Invitational this weekend. 

pm--10 A nice run up to the Canyons and beyond then back down Tuweap into Green Valley. It's always nice to start off a week with a double-digit day. 

pm--6.5 Easy jaunt on  the Rim trails w/ Thomas. 

pm--5 Ducked the wind and ran on my parents' treadmill. Warmed up and then hit 10 x 1 min. fartleks @ 6:00 / mile pace w/ 30 seconds at 8:30 for recovery between each. Felt really nice on the treadmill. Finished w/ a cool down.