Turn your rut into a groove.

am--3 Some more miles.

I finished The Power of Myth, the book-length interview between Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell. Campbell's wisdom makes sense of life and deepens my own beliefs. I also finished Narrow Road to the Interior and Other Writings by Matsuo Basho, the great haiku master. 

pm--3 Some barefoot grass loops. I had to cut it short because something about the air irritated my throat, and I was coughing like crazy. 

pm--4 Some easy miles while studying firebending. 
 

I also finished Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon. It's a detective novel set at the end of the '60s. The PI is something like the Dude navigating his way through the quirky counterculture that is trademark Pynchon. I have a few more of his books to tackle. We'll see how the summer goes.

pm--4.5 Some decent running on the tready. It's been a good friend this week.

pm--5.5 Some grass loops and 6x striders at the softball field. Nice reprieve from the triple-digit days.

pm--4.5 Some running while watching Charles Bronson as "Harmonica."

pm--3.5 Late run. Glad to get something in tonight.

I finished Sing, Unburied, Sing, a much acclaimed novel by Jesmyn Ward. It picked up in the last 30 pages. I wanted more of the magical realism throughout the novel.

pm--4 Some good, sweaty miles. I think I might actually start some kind of training plan.

pm--5 Another decent run. My legs seem to get tired before the rest of me.

am--3 A run.

pm--3.5 An easy run to get the week started.

am--4.75 Got up and out earlier than normal. For some reason, I pushed the pace a bit and did about 10 minutes of what would probably be considered tempo work for me at the moment.

am--5.75 Some grass loops and 6x barefoot striders. 
 

I finished McSweeney's No. 46: Latin American Crime Stories.

am--4.25 SC Heights Loop. Felt good once I eased into things. These morning runs have been nice.

pm--3.75 I was home alone w/ my younger kids this morning, so I didn't run until later. This week has helped me to realize that a nice run in the morning is the best way to start a  day. 

am--5 Grass loops and 10 miles on the bike after. This morning exercise thing is fun.

pm--3 Some miles. I don't have much help w/ the little one this week, so there will be some defaulting to the tready. 

pm--4.5 Some more tready miles. I felt decent today. 

I also finished The Natural by Bernard Malamud. Good book. Good writer. And I finished it on the day they decided there will be baseball. 

pm--5 Easy stuff w/ some water bending on the tube. 

pm--4 Some tready miles. 

pm--3.5 Some more miles on the tready.

am--4 Anasazi w/ Tom. 

pm--4.5 Night run on the most recent usual route. 

am--5.25 Made my way to practice. Many alumni were there, and it was fun to chat w/ the kids. Pretty good turnout.