Turn your rut into a groove.

am—9 Long run on the Great Western Trail. This section is more like a Jeep road.

am—6 Grinding hill run. I looked back a bit for some kids. The first had to tie her shoe—let’s get some Velcro for this one—and the second is a newcomer w/ lots of heart. High-altitude camp was a great success. Lots of lessons, volleyball, fun, and tears.

I finished The Sign of Four, the second Sherlock novel, this evening. These stories are decent detective novels. The genre is a favorite of mine.

am—5 A good run w/ 8x striders. 

am--7.5 Looped up by The Canyons. The going was tough at first, but I was able to get the last 3 miles under 8-min. pace. That was fun. I've got some work to do in the fitness department. 

am—4 I’m not sure how many miles exactly, but I did circumnavigate the park a handful of times. The time trial was promising. The weather was beautiful.

pm—1.5 An easy shakeout.

am—4.5 SC grass run w/ 6x barefoot striders. Worked on the good, fresh, fast stuff.

pm—1.5 Weights and neighborhood run.

am—7.25 Pace work on the grass field at the side of the school. Nice group w/ some new explorers.

am—5.25 Explored some places to do some hill circuits. Decent run.

pm—1.75 I felt a little beat down this afternoon. I might be able to get some decent sleep tomorrow.

am--5.25 A nice run into Green Springs. I poted out of striders because I'm sore and old. Yesterday, my knee started feeling tight and looks a little swollen. There is no pain, so I'm hoping it's just adjusting to my more active lifestyle during the school year. 

am—6.5 Warmed and ran around during the workout. Good things are happening w/ many folks. Others need some motivation.

I finished another Sherlock Holmes novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Fun, haunting read.

am—1.75 To the Whale and back.

pm—4.25 In and around Washington. Pretty good run in the heat.

am--2.5 Bank and back w/ the Wednesday skeleton crew. 

pm--3.5 Nice run around the middle school w/ a good push at the end. Things are coming together. 

am—3.5 DI/weights/Hart’s. Decent run but short because of the meet this evening.

am--2.5 Bank and back. Hot pace. Perhaps, some folks are fired up after yesterday evening. 

pm--5 Green Springs. Good run w/ a small crew. We had to swing by the Hills', so Jess could say bye to Nick. :)

am--10 Suicidal Tendencies w/ a good group of girls. It was fun to tackle something gnarly like this. Although, I feel practically crippled after the car ride home. 

am--9.5 Turkey Farm Run w/ various tempo sections. I'm ready to see some kids decide they want to take the next step. 

am—1.5 Harts and weights. Nice push by some folks at the end.

pm—5.5 Sullivan out-and-back. Good group at a stout pace.

am--2 Ran around the halls of PVHS because of the lightning this morning. 

pm--5.5 Warm-up and around the grass while the kids did their workout. Folks are looking good. 

am--1.5 Harts and Weights. Nicer morning temperatures.

pm--5.5 Green Springs w/ some of the girls going to Sandberg's after. It felt warm even though it was supposed to be in the double digits. 

am--2.5 Bank and back. Jess was on a tear. 

pm--2.5 Photo scavenger hunt. Merry Christmas, Santa Holt!!!

pm--5 I had a rough night so wasn't able to run before the meet. Our teams represented well. We do have some work to do, but things are trending in the right way. The run was one of those good ones when I keep each mile a bit faster. Good week w/ some good learning experiences. 

am--9 Sugar Loaf out-and-back w/ some pickups in the 2nd half. Good group and good push this morning. This route is one of my favs before dawn. 

am--1.5 Weights/Harts. Good run in the nice morning weather. 

pm--6.5 River Trail. Nice group today. I ended up finishing w/ Emma, Jenessa, and Jada. 

pm--5.5 So my alarm didn't go off this morning, and I ended up missing morning practice. The run this afternoon was nice, though--some grass loops around BHNP. The crew looked good. 

Pete recommended a book to me--Love That Dog by Sharon Creech--so I took the necessary 20 minutes and knocked it out. The book is the diary in verse of a boy's introduction to reading and writing poetry. 

am--1.5 Weights/Harts. Pretty quick pace this morning. 

pm--5 Foremaster out-and-back. That hill is always a good challenge. 

I just finished a fascinating read. Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer is the author's account of his year in memory training, commencing with his coverage of the US Memory Championships and culminating in his winning the US Memory Championships. I need to develop some memory palaces and create some mnemonics with the PAO method. Memorization is a skill I'd love to learn. 

am--5 Some running up and down and around while the kids did their hill circuits. Nice workout to bust out of the cocoon.