Turn your rut into a groove.

am--7.25 Anasazi variations w/ Decker. Nice catching up. 

am--5.5 Rhythm run in the Harmon's Trail. Ended at the right pace but wasn't as organic as desired. I also finished The Essential 25 by Marilee Sprenger, a great book on essential school vocab and how to teach it.

am--4.25 Sunbrook w/ 5x strides. Slow pickups today and a long afternoon in a PD. I did, however, finish Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. It's an interview w/ a man who was on the last slave ship from West Africa. 

am--5 Swiss Days route w/ 10x threshold intervals w/ :60 recovery and 3x strides after. Felt good and was fun.

am--6 SC Parkway w/ my neighbor. Eased into it and had an enjoyable run.

am--5.25 Anasazi w/ LG on the way back. I slept in and had to sweat through the hotter temps. Good to get a run in.

am--5 Ran on Lake Shore Drive at Lake Powell. Felt beat after a week of running and resorted to walking a few times. Maybe heat? 

am--7 Nice hour-plus run w/ each mile a little quicker. Also finished A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. Interesting novel w/ multiple narrators.

am--5 Easy heights run w/ 5x strides at the end. Also, read a picture book--The Mighty Lalouche by Matthew Oldham and Sophie Blackall--for summer reading bingo.

am--9 Threshold work--13 minutes worth--and then some running w/ former runners. Ended up being a bit longer than plan, but I'm happy after the fact. Also, finished a great book on Kenyan running, focusing mostly on Patrick Sang--We Share the Sun by Sarah Gearhart.

am--6.25 Anasazi w/ my neighbor. Felt good to be in the dirt again. 

am--6 Anasazi variation w/ Weyes Blood. I love the desert.

am--5 Sunbrook w/ 5x strides at the end. I finished a novel in verse, Clap When You Landby Elizabeth Acevedo. Engaging read.

am--Threshold work--7x 2:00 in the 7s. Felt good. I love these workouts. Was planning on a 2nd run but was beat after a full day of class.

am--7.5 SC Parkway long run. Nice to get a few more minutes this morning. Although, I am feeling beat after these all day classes.

am--5.25 Vineyard out to the river subdivision and back w/ 5x strides.

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG on the way out. Slept in a bit but got going before it was too hot.

am--6 Old School Anasazi to the Homestead. Good week for me.

am--5 Heights w/ 5x strides w/ Tyler. It was above 80 degrees this morning.

am--5 Swiss Days course w/ 7x 2:00 threshold pickups. That's mid-7s for current fitness. I also finished a Beehive Nominee book--Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel. It was a fun read and makes me want to visit Canada.

am--6 Canyons and back w/ the pace increasing a bit towards the end.

am--6 Reverse Heights w/ increasing pace. Thought about strides but, for some reason, feeling a bit trashed. I also finished The Selected Poems of James Tate. Some of the poems really hit, and others are a bit absurd.

am--8 Anasazi w/ Chipmunk loop and LG both ways. Nice morning. I listened to a book about some of Nick Offerman's favorite Americans.