Turn your rut into a groove.

am--5.5 Pizza/AC/Running Center Loop. Good morning, brighter than usual. Felt a little cluncky. RHR--48. 

am--6.75 DI/AC+/Harts. The sun's coming out earlier. It gives a run a whole different feel. Maybe anxiety because I feel like I'm going to be late. Had a nice chat w/ Josie this morning. That's always fun. I learned some new jokes that aren't Warbeast-approved. :(

am--6.5 DI (2x) and a track tempo. I ran w/ Macey to keep her company. She dropped nearly 20 seconds off of her average pace and pushed well on the surges. Fun but stressful morning w/ the AP Lit. test today. I hope those kids do well. RHR--53. 

am--5.75 Pizza/AC/DI Reverse. Good, warm run. 

am--6 Harts/AC/Running Center Loop. Nice morning. Lately, it takes about 1/4 mile to loosen up my lower legs, but them they feel awesome. Maybe more stretching in the future. 

pm--3 Nice little run into Washington w/ some of the girls. Nice weather. 

pm--7.25 Progressive Run. Just kept getting stronger and faster as I ran for an hour. Erged after for 2k (8:23--a new record!). 

am--4 Harts (2x)/Costco Loop. Did some running around the team's workout this morning. 

pm--5 Nice, little aerobic run. Coach and I thought it was time to get 45-50 minutes. Weights after w/ the tough Addi. 

am--5 GS Clubhouse/Bushes past the neighborhood. Decent run on a warmer morning. RHR--50. 

pm--3.5 Loops around the stadium. It was actually fun chatting and listening to Mesekerem let loose. 

am--6 A Smorgasborg of little loops, here and there. Good news is we found the ball. RHR--52. 

am--6.5 Green Springs/Neighborhood bushes/RC Loop. It was a beautiful morning, made even more so by the great performances yesterday afternoon. RHR--49. 

am--5 DI/Neighborhood/Costco Loop. Another beautiful morning. The last two evenings have been awesome for the PV track team. Lots of athletes doing cool things. RHR--52. 

pm--5 River Trail from Sullivan's w/ barefoot on the grass after. It was hot but didn't feel too bad. Getting antsy for a little break then xc. 

am--9 Green Springs via Quail Ridge. The kids had a workout this morning, so I drove over early and hit some miles in the mid-to-high 7:00s--roughly 40 minutes worth--before warming up and cooling down w/ the girls. Boy, they are looking fast and strong. I, on the other hand, feel bored out after the run. RHR--56

pm--2k on the erg (8:31).

am--5.5 DI + T/L Church/Neighborhood bushes/Costco Loop. Warm morning, but good to work out the funk. RHR--52. 

pm--3.5 Sandberg's w/ 4x striders after. Man, the girls are speedy. I couldn't keep up on the striders. 

am--5.5 DI/Neighborhood bushes/Reverse DI. Felt sluggish this morning. Perhaps it's time for a down week. RHR--52. 

am--5.5 Same route(s) as Monday morning. Decent run. I'm working on more explosion. RHR--49. 

pm--6 Ran around the track while people did some handoffs, followed by some running through the 'hood. 

am--5 Old morning route on my own. I was huffing and puffing. Chugga chugga choo choo. RHR--53. 

am--6 From the hotel to the BYU track and back w/ Ryno. Nice morning, decent pace. After, we watched hours and hours of track and field.

am--6 Same run as yesterday. Holt came along this morning. Excited to see the kids rock it today.

pm--6 Progressive run w/ 20 minutes in the high 7s. Erged for 5 minutes after (1200m). Always kicks my rear. Getting ready to lay out the xc plan w/ Davíd.

pm--3 Just some miles. I didn't have much time for anything more. Plus, I tweaked my groin/lower abdomen playing ultimate. So it's a little tender. 

am--6 Morning route around the Canyons. Slept in a little before I got in a run. My breathing was all out of whack, going into things, but my groin/lower abdomen felt ok. I need to get serious about a core routine. RHR--52. 

am--6.25 Green Valley Loop. I didn't run yesterday even though it was the first day I didn't have anything to do, and there were no set plans for a run this morning. Nevertheless, I got up and headed out the door. Once I moved around a bit, I felt good. Ended up hitting a good pace--high 7's--for this run. The goal this summer will be to gradually bring down the easy pace. That only happens w/ improved aerobic fitness. We'll see what we can do. 

pm--3.75 A nice run w/ erg after. I hit 2k in 8:16--an 8- or 9-second PR. That's a workout.

am--5 Cosmic Jaunt near the Zen Trail w/ Tom. It's been a while. Low-intensity, high-engagement running. RHR--56. 

am--9 Out-and-back on SC Parkway. The run felt sufficiently draining. I like that. Wore the HRM. I'm not sure how I feel about the feedback or how exactly to use the feedback. The stress of the monitor seems to lift the heart rate. RHR--52. 

am--5 Recovery miles followed by some erging (3x 500m w/ 1 min. rest). Felt good to get the body moving.