Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4 Easy morning w/ 6x striders.

pm--5.25 Anasazi and Cholla w/ Fanny der  wander hund.

pm--4.25 Nice Anasazi run w/ Tom after the meet at DH. The kids continue to improve and do cool things.

pm--7 Bouncing tempo that started at 7:45, went to 7:15, then to 7:30, and finished at 7:00. I felt pretty good, but some of the kids had a hard time w/ this one. Not sure if it's because of the races on Saturday or just mental struggles. 

pm--4 Core work and an easy 35. Good mixed group today. 

pm--7 400 work w/ strides and mini-tempo. Kids seemed peppy and rejuvenated. 

pm--4.5 Nice, easy heights run w/ a good group and good conversation.

am--5.5 Nice easy run before the JV meet this afternoon. The meet was hot, and I was in the verge of stomach flu.

pm--7.5 Climb to Patadise Point w/ a few pickups on the way back. After the initial shock of a climbing long run, the kids seemed to enjoy the run. I know I did.

pm--4.5 Halfway Wash. Running is fun right now.

pm--7 Rhythm and tempo w/ some hill sprints. Good crew, good times.

pm--4 Recovery run to the Stonebridge roundabout. Jump around groups a bit.

am--8 Running w/ the kids for the workout--3x 500, 400, 300. They responded well.

am--5 Anasazi w/ Tom. Nice chat as always. 
 

I finished The Liar's Club by Mary Karr. It's both funny and heart-wrenching. She has a great voice.

am--7.25 Progression run on the Harmon's trail. Hood push from the group. 
 

I finished a useful book, too--The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande.

pm--6.75 Ran around w/ and by the kids during their workout today. Great things from everyone after a great day for the JV kids yesterday.

pm--3.5 Easy run w/ 4x striders after.

am--5.5 Ran to the school and then joined Hailee and Sara for a shakeout run. There's some funky tightness in the pit of my knee. Have to keep an eye on that.

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote. My leg around the knee feels funky. Perhaps, it's a pain that manifests from tightness somewhere in the posterior chain. Who knows? I'll keep an eye on it.

pm--7 Warm-up and mini-tempo w/ the distance kids followed by a switcharoo 4x 1-min. pickups w/ the sprint crew. Fun to mix things up.

pm--5 Ran around the neighborhood w/ Ben H. The knee is being very buggy. 

pm--7 Paradise Point. Fun strength run w/ a good group. It's great to watch some of the younger runners push up the hills. I'm counting this as a trail run since half of it was in the dirt.

pm--4.5 Vineyard and striders. Everything is feeling okay.

am--5.5 Good run w/ the girls. Nice morning and good day at the JV meet.

am--3.25 Cooled down w/ Ben and the girls after the 4 x 800. They were close to qualifying. Cedar is beautiful when the wind behaves.