Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4.5 .5 barefoot warm-up and then a short run up to the turtle fence and back. After we had the 1st day of club camp. It was a great success. 

pm--5.5 Easy Hammer/Church loop. Starting a training program this week. I'm excited to see how it works.

am--6 Miles on the parkway w/ the kids. 

pm--5 A nice jaunt around the neighborhood into Green Valley. Twas a beautiful evening.  

am--4.5 w/ the kids up toward Grapevine and back. 

am--6 w/ the kids. Mostly barefoot on the grass. 

pm--8 w/ Tom over Anasazi in the heat. It was tough acclimating. In fact we walked a smidgin. 

am--6 A moderate pace over Anasazi to the homestead w/ Flint and his brother-in-law. Opened up the engine for a bit at the end. 

am--6 Ran up Telegraph to the river trail and followed that for a bit. Began and finished w/ some barefoot--about 2 miles in all. 

pm--4 Treadmill miles.

am--10 Did 5 before practice w/ Nick. He chatted about his Iron Man experience. Quite an accomplishment. .5 Barefoot warm-up and a jaunt up the dirt road w/ the XC kids. 

pm--5 Recovery run on the golf course w/ Tom.

am--5 Dog pound w/ the kids. Megan and Sierra are running great. 

pm--6 I've been feeling a little slow lately, so I decided to string together some marathon pace miles-- ~7:10/mile. Warmed-up on the treadmill at .5% incline, said to balance the lack of resistance one finds running on a tm, and then went for it. The body felt really good today. Gives me some confidence.

am--10.5 Farted around in Dixie Downs for 5.5 w/ Nick then went to practice. We ran around Sandburg's and back to the soccer field and did 2 barefoot. 

pm--8.25 A fumbling, bumbling loop on Dutchman's(?) out by Little Black Mountain w/ Tom. The weather was beautimous. 

am--5.5 Barefoot warm-up and Parkway the right way. We kept the pace pretty honest, and the weather was nice. 

am--7 Barefoot warm-up, then up into Green Springs, and finished w/ a mile on the track at the elementary. The pace was moderate. 

pm--5.25 Up through Santa Clara and Dixie Downs and back home. A beautiful jaunt. 

am--10 Did an Albertsons loop w/ neighbor Greg, went to practice and got in 1.5 barefoot, and then got in some miles w/ the kids. Ran w/ Sierra. She is working hard and running well. 

am--6 Barefoot warm-up, loop around Sandberg's, and more barefoot on the grass. I added just a bit extra to get 6 total. 

pm--6.25 I intended on going out and getting some tempo miles in, but a few moderate miles was all that I was able to do. I've really got to get my eating figured out. The stomach was rough. The suspicion is that there are 2 problems: the quantity and quality of my alimentation. I need to make 3 big meals into 4 or 5 smaller meals and then focus on lighter food. We'll see if we can get things turned around. 

pm--5 Easy treadmill miles, battling a sketchy stomach. Missed practice this morning because of a little bout w/ the stomach flu. 

pm--11 Barrel Roll w/ Sidewinder and another extension under the evening sun w/ Tom. Really nice run. I've missed the trails. 

am--6 Barefoot warm-up and then Hell's Hole. Trying to figure out how to keep the kids running together in a group. 

am--5.5 Barefoot warm-up then up to Grapevine and back. Ran w/ Sierra. 

am--4 Had to try some shoes I got for Father's Day. So I went around the block and through the woods, etc. I'd like to get out this evening, but life is busying up. 

I didn't get out again. I had someone to meet--Zora Jane, 5 lbs. 7 oz., 18.75". She's awesome.

pm--3.5 Dragged my brother-in-law out tonight after I nerded out all day on WS100 coverage. Pretty good race. I picked it up just a little in the middle. Felt good. 

am--7.5 Barefoot warm-up and run into Green Springs. Ran w/ Sierra and Megan. They are committed and working hard, and it shows. Sierra and I added a bit, backtracking for a few other girls. 

am--5.5 Tortoise run w/ the kids and some form drills after w/ the girls. Club went great. Races today. 

pm--8 Cove Wash West w/ Tom. Freakin' hot. Glad I took a water bottle. This run is a pretty steady incline out. In fact, my watch said the accumulated elevation was 1882 feet. I'm not sure it's that much climbing. Maybe time to troubleshoot the watch. Good run to have done. BTW, we saw a big effin' rattlesnake--standard western diamondback. He must've been ~3.5 feet long.

am--11.5 Before practice I ran 5 w/ neighbor Greg. At practice, after the warm-up, we ran up to City Wells. It was a terrible run for me. My legs had nothing in them. I even had to resort to walking a handful of times. Depressing. I'm not sure what my deal is. The suspicion is that the triple-digit temperatures last night and fairly warm temperatures this morning have just zapped me. I'll rest the remainder of the day and see what happens.