Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4 30/30 workout w/ Carli and the girls. It was a good group effort. 

am--6 Grass run w/ some random fun through the neighborhoods near the school. 

am--6.75 A nice cruise-interval workout--2x 1min, 2min, 3min, 2min, 1min. I ran right on the shoulders of Josie and Meskerem. They are running really well. Despite what the girls might believe, this was a workout for me. 

pm--4.25 A nice, little run in the middle of one of those days. Holidays seem so blah when everyday is a holiday. 

pm--6 Anasazi Trail w/ Tom in the heat of the afternoon. Good trail run. Everytime I hit the dirt I wonder why I ever run anywhere else. 

pm--5.5 Dust buster w/ ~15 minutes in the 7:00s. Felt decent. 

pm--4.5 A slow burner w/ a bloated stomach. Not sure where that came from. I have a nice trail run planned for the morning. 

am--7.25 Early morning trail run w/ Andy on the Rim Circuit. It stayed overcast and cooler for the whole run. RHR--49.

pm--4.75 Steady run. Nothing special. Trying to make habits. 

pm--6  A nice progressive run for 50+ minutes. 

pm--5.5 Moolight run w/ Baggs in PV. 

am--6 Back to practice. Dirt mile for a tempo. I ran with a good group of girls, just behind the top girls. It was a nice overcast day. Carli pushed steadily and was a great goal for the other girls, but I still can't seem to figure out how to keep a group of girls together while running a bit stronger. Then I screwed up and didn't tell the top girls that their time was up. Good to be back. Bad to be a space case. RHR--49.

am--4.5 Nice run around the hood, followed by 30/30. The kids did well today. I got a bit more after the workout. RHR--51.

am--6.5 Grass loops w/ striders after. It was nice chatting w/ Coach about the improvements and promise of this year's group of kids. RHR--50.

am--6.25 A good run w/ 4 x 6:00 cruise intervals on the grass. I hung w/ the top girls the first 2 and then ran w/ the next bunch of girls for the the last 2. RHR--54.

am--7.75 An out-and-back run, into DH country. It was a nice run. I learned a bit about Ethiopia. RHR--53.

am--6 Dirt Mile tempo. I tucked in behind Carli, Macey, and Kaylee. They ran stronger than last week and grouped together well. Nice run. RHR--51.

am--5.5 Nice grass run followed by the last kids' club race. Some of those kids can really hammer it. RHR--49.

am--5.75 Good run up into the desert and a quick clip as we dropped down from Maverick. Tempo Wednesday? RHR--49.

pm--3.75 A treadmill run while I'm watching my wife post-surgery. 

am--8.5 Went to bed w/ no plans, no set alarm, just thought I would play it by ear. Well, a little after 5:00, I started tossing and turning and ended getting up and getting ready. I headed out by lonesome on the reverse Clary loop. It was nice and slow and, dare I say, a bit difficult. But, all in all, it was a good run. 

am--6.25 Dirt-Mile Tempo w/ the top few girls. Of the 20 minutes, I was ~7:15 the first 10 and 7:45 the second 10. Pretty good day. The girls ran hard, and the next group hung together for their tempo section too. RHR--56.

am--5.25 Ran a bunch of loops on the grass while kids did 60/60 fartleks. Kids club after went pretty well. RHR--56.

am--5.5 Nice run through the hood by myself. It felt muggy, and I felt beat. The heart rate points to a little fatigue. Off to camp today. RHR--57.

pm--3.25 Nice run around Pine Lake @ PVXC High-Altitude Camp.

am--4.75 Annual Long-Hill run. Josie crushed me more than any girl has before. The girls are looking strong. 

pm--3 Nice easy run on the trail to Powell Point. We didn't quite make it to the point but still found a fabulous vista.