Turn your rut into a groove.

am--2.5 Bank and back. Nice morning in the mid 40s. 

pm--6 20-minute tempo, mixing it up w/ a few groups. I wasn't going to jump in but am glad I decided in favor. My achilles will probably be angry later, but, oh well. 

pm—5 A shorter run because i’ve Been supah tight. I ran on the tready and watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s with no sound. The undertones really surface that way. Plus, those folks could smoke.

pm—5 Green Springs and some loops w/ some soccer in the middle.

am—2.5 Skeleton crew in a drizzle.

pm—3 Around the barrio w/ my neighbor. Phlegmatic and slow.

pm—5 Telegraph and back through Sandberg’s. Decent run w/ some call-and-response singing.

am—5.5 Hart’s/Bank/RC Loop. I got a few more miles this morning because of the track meet later.

pm—7 To the top of Springdale to the bottom w/ an extension to O.C. Tanner. It was good to get back running after a few days off. For some reason lunch from hours earlier was still heavy on the stomach. 

I also finished Their Eyes Were Watching God again last week. I love that book. My daughter Zora is proof.

pm--5 Easy peasy miles w/ The Wall in the ears. Not my favorite Floyd but still good. It's almost so rock opera in parts that it borders on a musical. Perhaps, my wife would like it. 

On another note, I've been reading and thoroughly enjoying some David Foster Wallace essays. "String Theory" and "Consider the Lobster" are both topnotch. The one about Roger Federer is also great. I love DFW's footnote rantings. Maybe, I'll have to try my hand at essays. Seems like a fun genre. 

am--7.5 Some running while the kids did their workout. The hail was painful while we were running into the headwind. Nevertheless, we all survived. 

pm—5.5 A nice run w/ some Built to Spill as my companion.

am—5.5 Ran while the kids did hill circuits and helped fix the track after.

am--7.5 Nice desert cruiser w/ Tom, sandwiched between bike rides. Nice end to the exercise week. 

am--9.5 Long run on the Parkway w/ some fartlek segments. The kids look good. We had a nice group this morning. 

pm--5 Starbucks w/ some striders. It's getting warmer. 

I finished my 1st round of David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster. It's a collection of longform articles from various magazines. He's electric w/ some interesting insights. 

pm—7 Warm and cool w/ some track running. I felt pretty good. Super tired this morning, I accidentally missed morning practice, and my soleus felt tight throughout the day. I was pondering a 0 this afternoon. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

pm--4.5 Dog Pound toward Sullivan. My stomach was feeling heavy. Worked on some vectors after. 

am—6.5 Extended DI/bank/running center loop. I got a bit extra this morning because the  PV Invite is this week. Decent running in the drizzle.

pm--2.5 A short run after a late dinner. I didn't get out this morning because of the track meet last night. Finishing up took most of the day today, so I didn't get out until it was dark. Boy, was it perfect. If I lived in one of those sane states--AZ, IN—this perfect night would happen an hour earlier and, thus, last an hour longer. Why is the only traditional thing in our society nowadays the way we set our clock? 

am—10 Turkey Farm Road w/ some pickups. It was a great run.

am--4.5 Ran to the Trinity Lutheran Church and back, lifted, and added 15 more minutes w/ the girls. We had a meet in Cedar later, so I wasn't able to run in the afternoon. 

am--7 Warm and cool and some jumping in here and there on the workout w/ the kids. The kids are working hard. I'm excited to see what they'll be able to do later in the season. 

am--2 Some miles before weights on the DI loop. 

pm--4.5 Starbucks and striders. Bad carma day. We almost got hit 3-4 times. Not all our fault. 

am--7 Extended DI/Bank/Reverse DI. This morning was good. The meet went well this evening, as well. 

am—5 A trip around the neighborhood before heading to Hurricane for the track meet. I took a while to loosen up. Good stuff at the meet.

I finished Epictetus: a Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life by A.A. Long. This book takes an in-depth look at the Stoic philosopher and his context. It’s on the scholarly end of the nonfiction spectrum. I enjoyed learning about the Stoic who resonates the most with me.