Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4 SC Drive easy run w/ a long day of PD after. Nice group on the run because Jandee got them going w/ 2 truths and a lie.

am--4 1st half of the BYU workout before I had to head to an all-day learning experience. The group I was w/ looked pretty solid. 

am--3.75 A run past my house and back.

pm--2.25 A toasty run around the school. I got to learn a bit more about Judaism.

am--3.75  I've run on the heights, listening to Jaclyn talk through her writing and outlining.

am--5.25 800s on the grass. I was able to jump in w/ the level 1s and help them push together. Seems like some of them discovered they're pretty good runners. It's fun to help these kids who don't usually get as much attention. 
 

I finished my last Montalbano of the summer--Paper Moon. It's time to read other things for a few months.

am--5 Anasazi to the creosote w/ Tom. 'Twas ominous w/ smoke hanging on all sides but cooler than usual. We had a nice chat about a book called Sand Talk.

am--4.25 I was able to run most of the BYU workout w/ the kids.

am--4 Nice run w/ the girls, chatting and laughing. Things are starting to come together for them.

am--5 800s w/ the level 1's. It's fun to see them push together.

pm--2.5 Warm afternoon run.

am--2.25 Shorter run this morning.

pm--4.5 SC Drive w/ some of the girls. Had another nice chat w/ Hailee.

I finished a great PD book called Mentor Texts. I'm switching up my teaching because of the things I've learned.

am--3.75 A slow run w/ the crew on the bike path. Decent start to the school week. 

pm--5.25 Anasazi w/ Cholla loop, starting in the heat and ending in the storm. I didn't get out until later because we had a TT and fundraiser this morning. Both went pretty well.

am--6 Progressive run w/ the last 15 minutes moving from light tempo to close to threshold.

pm--2.25 SC Drive w/ the varsity girls.

am--3.5 A nice easy run w/ 6x striders.

am--5.5 Early morning grass run on a hot, humid morning.

am--2.25 Bike trail towards Harmon's.

pm--3.75 Duck pond and back and a nice chat w/ Kasandra.

am--5.25 Light progression run that ended w/ some good chat w/ Hailee and Abigail.

am--7.25 Ran on the Grass Valley Road before some varsity camp activities.

am--6 Tempo and quick 1-min. pickups. Good stuff from some younger runners.

pm-- 2.25 Easy run down Lava Flow.

am--2.5 Lava Flow lollipop w/ a few of the boys and Tom. 
 

pm--3.75 Anasazi just to the gate at the top in the heat. The mornings portend some cooler weather soon.

am--6 Some intervals w/ a solid group. It's fun to see kids do more than they think they can.

pm--2.25 A jaunt through the neighbor north of the school, talking about team cheers.

am--3 Some grass loops w/ my neighbor.

pm--4.5 Looped around my neighborhood w/ a few of the girls, Ben, and Amber.

am--3.5 Around my neighborhood again w/ a good group of boys. It's interesting to see the difference between running w/ boys and running w/ girls. 

pm--6.25 Anasazi to the homestead and back w/ Decker. It was nice catching up with him. He's a great dude.

am--2.25 A nice, cool run around Tuweap and the bike park.

pm--5.25 SC Drive to Fort Santa Clara and back. It was hot and difficult by the end. 
 

I finished Moonglow by Michael Chabon. This is a fictional memoir, pieced together from chats w/ the author's grandfather while he's on hospice. It deals w/ WW2 and rocketry and von Braun. Chabon is probably my favorite contemporary writer.

am--2 Good run, chatting about motivational workout apps.

pm--6 Some hills around the wash w/ the level 2s. Cooling down a bit?