Turn your rut into a groove.

am--1.5 Harts. I didn't do much w/ weights because I had a tight back over the weekend. RHR--54. 

pm--5 Warm and running around while the kids did their workout. It was rainy, and that made things fun and cold. My hands are still thawing. 

am—4 Some Miles because I didn’t plan on running after school. RHR—52.

am--4.75 Flipped the runs because of the youngster meet. Good run from the crew. XC meeting tonight. RHR--52. 

am--7 Harts/Bank/Meander. These runs always leave me feeling beat. I'm not sure if my pace picks up a bit or what. RHR--52. 

am--6.25 Sandy Run, so we hit up the Gully. No Rob sighting, though. We had some more cool things happen at the Herriman Meet yesterday. It's been a good T&F season so far. RHR--52. 

am--8.5 Ran around while the kids did their workout. Good chat w/ Holt. RHR--51. 

am—1.5 Weights/Harts. Decent morning. RHR—50.

pm—4 Ran mostly around the track while kids practiced handoffs. Triple-digit temperature today.

I also finished To Kill a Mockingbird again. This version of Atticus is something to shoot for.

am—5.5 Good run, mostly w/ Addi. These morning runs often leave me beat. The first day of region went well.

am—4 Harts/Bank-and-back. Decent morning and another toasty afternoon at region. RHR—53.

pm--5 Towards the Sugarloaf. Warm day again, but we managed. It was cool to see some Senior leadership today. RHR--53. 

am—8 The kids has a workout this morning. I ran to Harts beforehand and ran the warm and cool w/ the kiddos, even ran bits and pieces of the faster stuff. It was fun. RHR—53.

am—2.25 Harts/track while some of the girls did a 1600 time trial. RHR—51.

pm—3.25 Out-back to Dixie Dr. w/ my neighbor. It was good to get out again even though the mileage wasn’t much.

am--3.5 DI/Whale. Good morning. RHR--52. 

pm--5.5 Sullivan out-and-back. It was warmish and the pace was warmish as well. Good push by some girls at the end. Added 2k on the erg later.

I just finished A Clean Pair of Heels: The Murray Halberg Story by Garth Gilmour. Halberg was a Lydiard guy. I love reading about the Kiwi’s adventures and training, although as an insight to training the book would come up short. Nonetheless, the mentality of these guys was amazing.

am--6 Looped through the neighborhood. Nice, steady run. RHR--52. 

am—4.75 Ran around Provo before State Track. Some good-to-great performances today.

am—4.5 Pretty much the same loop as yesterday w/ the addition of Grant. Another good day at state.

No run. I did do some cleaning and mowed the lawn. I also finished A Sense of Where You Are by John McPhee. McPhee is an engaging writer who makes you interested in subjects you would’ve previously never pursued. This book is about Bill Bradley and his playing days at Princeton. What a phenomenal read! A few great passages follow. 

“After watching Bradley play several times, even when he was eighteen, it seemed to me that I had been watching all the possibilities of the game that I had ever imagined, and then some. His play was integral. There was nothing missing. He not only worked hard on defense, for example, he worked hard on defense when the other team was hopelessly beaten. He did all kinds of things he didn’t have to do simply because those were the dimensions of the game.” (7-8)

“One effect that Bradley has had on Princeton has been to widen noticeably the undergraduate body’s tolerance for people with high ethical standards. ‘He is a source of inspiration to anyone who comes in contact with him,’ one of his classmates says. ‘You look at yourself and you decide to do better.’” (41-42)

Light rowing in the morn and a 3.5 mile bike ride in the evening.

11-mile bike ride to the entrance of Snow Canyon and back, followed by 3.25k on the erg. By the time I was done, it felt like work.

pm--4 It was good to be back running after a 10-day break. I did do some biking and rowing in the interim. Ran to SCHS and did some grass loops on the softball field. I love the feel of that grass. Erged 2k in 8:55 after. That's a good pull for me lately. 

I finished When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka. It's historical fiction loosely based on her Japanese mother's experience in the USA during WWII. Took a while to get through this, but that says more about my life than the book. 

pm—3.25 Tready default after a long day of here and there.

pm--5 Green Valley Loop. I don't feel fluid at all, and my breathing is more labored than it should be. That being said, I'm back at it.