Turn your rut into a groove.

am—5.5 Killer hill work w/ a great group. Last day of camp. This is a fun group of kids.

I finished The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey. It deals with a unique concept that could be useful in many aspects of life.

am—5.5 A good progressive run w/ 6x striders at the end. I tried to listen to body cues to run smoothly. A good, sweaty run.

pm—6.5 A nice slow burner w/ a faster finish. My heart rate says I’m getting fit. That’s a positive.

am—6.5 Some Miles around BHNP before and after the time trial.

pm—2.5 I ran from my house to SC rugby field for some laps. Warmish.

am—4.25 Chuckawalla w/ the kiddos. Had fun chatting and trail running. I need to get on the trails more often.

pm—1.75 Weights, AIS and a neighborhood cruise.

am—4.25 Some running during the workout before going back to work.

pm—2.25 A slow, short one before spike night.

am—2.5 Short run into Green Springs. Early meetings cut the run in half.

pm—1.5 Hart’s and back. It felt hot. The heart rate is coming down, or I’m taking it pretty easy lately.

am—4.5 Starbucks and back. My leg is tight and bugging, something in the upper/inner calf or lower hamstring.

pm—2.5 Ran around during our dual practice. Leg felt worse than this morning.

am—4 Wasn’t sure I was going to run, so decided to cut the minutes and take it easy. Silver lining is that I got to run w/ kids I don’t w/ much.

am—7 Warmup and easy tempo w/ the girls and some running during their workout. The kids looked good today.

am—1.5 Weights/AIS/Hart’s. Decent morning. We had a ton of kids out this morning. That was nice.

pm—4 Meandering run through the middle of Washington. It felt hot. Guess I should be used to that by now.

am--2 Bank-and-back. Fun run w/ the skeleton crew, a slightly bigger crew than last year. The morning's are nice this week. 

pm--3.5 PVMS and back. Another warm day. We'll adapt, and the stress of school will become more bearable. 

am--3 Hart's/Weights/Hart's. I got a little extra running this morning--the day will still be small--because we have a meet this evening in Cedar. I'm excited to see how the kids run. 

am—2.5 Bank and back. Nothing more. This week’s been physically and emotionally exhausting. Whoever said teaching is easy has never done it.

pm—2 Scavenger Hunt. It’s so hard to be a winner.;)

I finished On Writing by Stephen King. Really an enjoyable book. It makes me want to read more of his work. So far, I’ve only read a few novellas and The Gunslinger.

am—7.75 My fav Pine Valley route to finish Renegade Camp. The kids had a lot of fun and enjoy each other’s company. Beautiful weekend.

am--9 Sugar Loaf long run w/ some 5-min. + pickups at progressively faster paces. I flipped w/ the freshies--it was fun to push w/ them--then ran back to meet the others. My leg really started feeling the pace and push, but I can't really pinpoint what's causing the pain. It almost feels like something at the lower insertion of the hamstring. I may have to take a few days off. I was limping most of the day. Also, had a chance to push the kids on the idea of a personal theme song. 

am--5 Cafe Rio and back. After a few days off to rest what I think is irritation to the pes anserine, I got to run w/ the kiddos again. The run was nearly perfect. The girls worked to stay w/ each other, and we built the pace through the run. Plus, I was able to talk to Stoner, JP, Kaylee, Frida, and Mia. What a great group! Overall, good morning even though I felt the leg on the last half of the run. 

am—5 Ran while the kids worked out. My leg is feeling okay. I need to get after my hamstring w/ the foam roller everyday.

pm--5 Middleton Trail via the goldfish park. I had a nice chat w/ Addie T. and was able to encourage a few kiddos. Fun in the hot, hot sun. Leg is blah. 

am—3.5 Singles this week. Did PH and then bank-and-back. We had the legend Kaylee B.A. w/ us this morning. The leg is regressing.

pm—4.75 A run where I was high on life. It’s fun to see some of the other girls stepping up. Daily leg report: better?

am—3.25 Costco loop and bank-and-back. Ho hum on the leg. Decent meet for the varsity kiddos in Ogden.

am--5.75 The obligatory state-course run w/ some other running while the girls did some hill circuits. They're looking strong and bonding fairly well.