Turn your rut into a groove.

am--6 Grass loops w/ 8x striders. I felt beat for some reason. 
 

pm--4 Anasazi to the top. I listened to a mix of Kid Amnesiac and enjoyed the triple-digit-temperatures. 
 

I finished Circe by Madeline Miller. It's a retelling of the mythological witch's life. Enjoyable.

am--4.25 Chuckwalla w/ Josie and Scottie. It was great to catch up w/ them. We also had a tortoise sighting.

pm--5 Frontside of Barrel Roll from the bottom in the triple digits. You get used to the heat, and you don't. 
 

I finished a PD-type book--Writing with Mentors: How to Reach Every Writer in the room Using Current, Engaging Mentor Texts by Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O'Dell. It was actually an invigorating read. 

am--3.5 Church and back on the 1st day of practice w/ a new team. It'll be a second to adjust, but it's fun meeting new people.

am--4 Bike path in Beaver. What a nice, quiet place Beaver is. 

pm--5 Grass miles w/ my neighbor. I was about ready to phone it in when he texted.

am--2.5 Recovery run w/ the SC kids. I got to know a few more.

pm--5.5 Anasazi to roughly the petroglyphs. Felt decent, and the afternoon was nice.

am--3 Anasazi from the other trailhead to the petroglyphs w/ a tempo or quicker on the way back.

am--4.5 Toe trail. I met and chatted w/ a few girls on the team. It's fun to meet new people. 
 

I finished a book on songwriting--Writing Better Lyrics: The Essential Guide to Powerful Songwriting--by Pat Pattison. The author is a professor at Berklee College of Music and taught people like Gillian Welch and John Mayer. I heard about the book in an interview w/ David Bazan, an artist I appreciate a lot.

am--3.5 Progression run w/ a new group. I'm starting to get some names and faces down.

am--3 Vineyard w/ a good group w/ some cross training afterwards. Also went to a girls' team gathering, so I could learn people's names.

am--5 Grass run w/ 10x 1-min. pickups. It was fun to get peppy. Kids looked good.

am--3.75 Canyons and back w/ some cool dudes. AG yoga after. I went a little harder than expected but nothing crazy.

am--5 West Canyon in Snow Canyon. What a beautiful place to run! I'll probably take a nap today.:)

am--5.75 Virgin River Trail w/ Coach Jandee and a group of girls. It's fun to run w/ them and get to know them better.

am--5.75 Chill run w/ Tom on Anasazi. Good chat in the growing heat.

am--5.75 Santa Clara Dr. out-and-back. Picked it up a little on the way back. 
 

I finished an interesting book on Bill Squires--Born to Coach by Paul C. Clerici. Squires has a book about training--SWEP--that is fantastic. He's one of my favorite coaches.

am--3 Easy run to SC Elementary after wickets and striders and... 

am--4.5 800 repeats at SC Elementary. I hopped in w/ different groups to encourage.

pm--5.5 Anasazi w/ the Chipmunk lollipop because the weather was cooler, and the sky was overcast. Good to get into the dirt again.

am--4.25 Lava Fields bike path w/ Danielle. She speaks so quietly I could hardly hear her, but she keeps a quick pace. 4x short, quick hills.

am--3.25 Mini-Tuweap w/ 2x 5-min. tempo w/ a fun group. I'm having fun.

am--5.25 SC River Trail. Interesting landscape beyond the river. Good chat w/ some of the girls' team.

am--5 SC Elementary grass work. I jumped in some intervals w/ the kids.

am--3 Vineyard w/ kids camp after. 
 

I finished another installment of Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series, August Heat. Now, I want to go to the city library and check out 2-3 more.