Turn your rut into a groove.

am--5 Ran w/ my bro-in-law on PEI from the homestead to York. Great spot for most everything. The weather was mid-60s w/ a slight drizzle. 

I also finished The Late Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon. I'm a sucker for detective fiction, and Maigret is one of the best detectives around. 

am--5.25 Another run w/ the bro-in-law. The other direction this time. To the drive-in and back. 

am--7 Solo this morning. I ran to York and a mile or 2 on the oldest road on Prince Edward Island. Lots of cool looking clapboard houses out here. The place reminds me of the island from Moonrise Kingdom. 

am--4.5 Ran w/ bro-in-law and my nephew. The kid was on his bike. We basically ran to the ocean and back. 

am--5 We ran on the BLT in Halifax. I'm not sure what BLT stands for. The run this morning was a bit tougher. Bro-in-law was getting his running groove on and started a bit peppy. Overall, this week has been okay runningwise. Not all of the assigned minutes. But I ran and fit it in around other activities so as not to put a strain on the family vacay. 

am--4.75 Road and grass w/ striders before kids club. We had a killer game of capture (steal) the flag. I overextended myself a bit. 

pm--2 Basically, reverse DI after weights and stretching. This afternoon felt hard. 

am—7 Green Springs. Today felt hot and hard for me. The kids are running into shape.

am--7 Tempo segments on the new dirt mile. The crew looked good. People won some battles and saw glimpses of their capabilities. 

pm--1.5 Harts+ after weights and AIS. A scorcher today. 

am--6 I slept in a bit and then ran on the old Swiss Days route. I eased into it and was moving decently well by the end. The muggy, warm morning bogged me down. I was tired by the end. 

pm—6 A slow burner to finish off the week.

am—8.5 Another trek up and over the sand hill. Good work from the kids. 

I finished a detective novel by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Off Side. I’m a sucker for these books. Holt and I also partook of some K food w/ Mr. Fielding.

am—4.25 Barefoot Grass w/ striders after a few minutes in the road.

pm—1.75 BK and back. We have a pretty solid core of kids despite fewer kids than previous seasons.

am—6.5 Good run up to Grapevine and back. Some folks are figuring out how to pace a run throughout. I had a good conversation w/ Addie(?).

am--7.25 Pacework at the elementary school. This is one of my favorite workouts. It's a chance to get the legs moving in small doses at the beginning of a season. 

pm--1.5 Run into the neighborhood after weights and AIS. 

am--6 Ran from Vernon Worthern out and back on the marathon course. Hit a negative split and some barefoot striders after. 

am—6.5 Some running in and out during the pace work.

am—5 half-road/half-grass w/ some barefoot striders after. Last kids club of the summer.

pm—1.5 Weights and Harts+. Had a Mitch sighting today.

am--6.5 Time Trial. I wasn't expecting to jump in, but, when we had an injured runner man the timer, I decided to see if I could help some kids. It was fun to push a bit and see that I had some strength to move forward. Seeing kids push and believe in themselves pleases me. 

am—6.75 Truncated Dino Tracks w/ quite the skeleton crew. I’m old and ornery.

pm—1.75 Neighborhood after weights and AIS. Pace was tasty.

am—8 Fields our-and-back. I ran w/ Kyanne and got to know her a bit better. She’s buying in a bit more. That’s fun. On another note, the Summer doldrums are here.

pm—4 An easy run to finish the week. My first week of the month with 6 days of running. Although, running has been a challenge for me recently, today’s run was a confidence-booster.

am—6 Ran around while kids did their workout. 

am—5 Nice run on a portion of the Kolob Rim Trail. I had a nice chat w/ Chad about karate. 

pm—2.5 Another jaunt on the same portion of the KRT.

am—8.5 Nice trail miles from camp to Navajo Lake on the KRT w/ a great group.