Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4 Just some running. 

pm--5.25 I did some quicker running--sub-8:00 for me--to get the legs moving. They need to be ready to keep up w/ the XC kids next week. I also had a thought or 2 about some races I would like to do this year or at least the kind of races I would like to do. 

am--3.5 First day of summer XC practice. We had quite a few new kids but were missing others. .5 Barefoot warm-up and a nice little run to the Hell's Hole trailhead. 

am--4 Turtle Creek and kids camp. 

Spent a long, long day at Disneyland--7:00am-10:30pm--walking constantly in the elements. I'll chalk it up as time on my feet. 

Another goose egg. This time in California adventures. There was a bit of running to fetch fast passes and what not, but I'm not counting it as anything but time on my feet. 

One more. Not quite as long a day but still no time for a run, as I was watching a sleeping child in the hotel room most of the night. 

pm--5 A nice little progressive run to remind the legs that they can run and to christen the new shoes that I broke in for a few days @ DLand. I had a lot of time on the way home to ogle the Mojave. 

am--4.5 Did a little barefoot warm-up--.5--on the grass and hit some of our first XC dirt miles on the tortoise road. XC pace will come slowly. 

pm--5.5 Got out on the trails this afternoon. The pace wasn't very stout, but I had to work. I hit the Sidewinder and the near loop of the Barrel Roll. 

am--5 .5 Barefoot warm-up, followed by 2 loops on the dirt mile. After, I got a bit in w/ the kids club. (I actually cooled down w/ each of my daughters.) Still transitioning into XC mode. 

am--4.5 Barefoot warm-up followed by a nice little run barely into Green Springs. After we had a meeting about summer camp. 

am--5 Lots of grass this morning. Most went 3, but Kaylee and I went 4. I enjoy grass miles. 

am--4.5 A nice run through the fields and around the hill, to and from Pine View park. Ran w/ Liz and Kaylie (sic). 

am--5 Ran on the dirt roads from Tonaquint to Green Valley. It was a hot morning. Nevertheless, the discussion w/ Tom was stimulating. 

am--5 Some extra barefoot before practice. We ran Maverick loop backwards, which was nice. Mia's back along w/ many others. The hill up to Maverick made me look silly. 

am--5.5 I ran an extra barefoot loop before the warm-up and then we headed up to do some dirt loops. I actually felt pretty good, and the girls were running a pretty good pace. Liz and Kaelie are really pushing. It's great. 

At kid's club, I ran a few loops to finish of the run w/ another group and to help set up cones. The young kids raced today. It was fun to watch. Some of those kids really bring it. 

am--6.5 Barefoot warm-up before heading out to Grapevine Springs. It was a good run w/ a good group. I added a mile w/ the Sadester when I got home. 

am--5.5 A few loops for the warm-up and then some nice grass miles. We had a nice little group today until Lady Boyer went into Beast Mode. 

 pm--4.5 A nice Summer Solstice run w/ Tom on some single track in Little Valley. He's got a great running playground out there near his new home. 

am--6.5 We ran a nice loop around Coral Canyon. The view from on top of the ridge is nice. We had a group that stuck together pretty well today. Nice. 

pm--6.5 Defaulted to the tready, increasing speed gradually, and hitting a few @ 3% and a couple @ 5%. Weekly mileage is moving back up. Now I need to focus on the long runs. 

pm--7 So every once in a while, I have one of those nights that I just toss and turn and never really get any restful sleep. Last night was one of those nights. There is no explanation for it, but it happened. Consequently, I wasn't able to answer the morning bell and get to practice, so I ended up getting in a late night run w/ some stouter pace mixed in. 

am--5.5 I got to practice a bit early and hit an extra barefoot loop. After a little chatter, we headed up to the dirt loop and did a few miles. We got back and enjoyed another day of kids club. I ran a few loops of warm-up and cool-down w/ my daughters. On another note, my feet/ankles are ghosting small pains. 

am--6.5 We had a nice run up to Grapevine and stopped by the clubhouse before heading back. This run is always enjoyable. The group today was strong. There are quite a few girls ready to take on the challenge this year. 

am--6 Lots of grass today, and it made me happy. I hit a few extra w/ Kaylee before finishing w/ striders. Felt a little sick this morning, but, as always, running made things better. I still have some weird phantom pain in my right leg. It goes away as I get warmed up. Not too worried about it. 

am--6.5 A nice run on Mustang Pass w/ the girls. I'll just say it's tougher to group up on the trails. 

am--14.5 Got up early and headed out w/ Fast Cory to the SCRR. We hit Barrel Roll backwards and then the other way w/ the Sidewinder extension. Neither of us felt on top of our game, so we cut the last loop.