Turn your rut into a groove.

am--6.5 BYU workout. It was fun to push w/ different groups. Felt decent.

am--4.5 Vineyard recovery run w/ a mixed group. Talked w/ James for most of it.

am--6 Hill Circuits near the Canyons. I like this type of work. One feels fulfilled after.

pm--2 Easy heat run up Warrior Way. Chatted about VWs.

am--5 Country Lane run w/ a nice chat w/ Andrew to finish.

pm--2 Double. I didn't feel great probably because I still had fresh lunch in my belly. I was able to chat w/ a mentor. That's always great.

am--4 Nice chill run w/ barefoot striders after.

pm--4 Road/trail w/ Tom. We didn't get out until later because of the time trial and another awesome event. 

am--6.25 Goid run on the Harmon's trail. 
 

pm--2 Afternoon run.

am--6 Some tempo work w/ different groups. I ran w/ Emma on her longest run ever.

am--2.5 Shakeout this morning.

pm--4.5 Vibeyard w/ the boys. A little quicker than most runs recently, but it felt good.

am--2.25 Towards the Canyons w/ a good group. Decent amount of running together.

pm--5 SC Drive w/ a water stop. We got back just in the nick of time.

am--5.25 Hill circuits w/ the girls. Went pretty well. I'm excited to see where they are fitness wise on Wednesday.

am--5 Halfway Wash before the Color Run. Fun morning of team building.

am--2.25 Easy shakeout.

pm--4.75 Interval work by time. It was warm and humid. Many of the kiddos need to drink more water.

I finished The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon. This one dealt a little more w/ identity than some of his other books. He's one of my favorite authors. 

pm--3.5 Mostly in the indoor track due to lightning. The rain this summer has been nice.

am--5 Nice run in my own in the old morning route. The pace felt nice.

am--2.5 Slow morning run after a nice evening of racing for the kids. Lots of happy runners.

pm--4.5 Heights run w/ the girls. The group thinned out as we got a bit more serious.

am--5.5 Great run on Halfway Wash w/ a fun group. A few girls realized after the race the other night that they could do some cool things w/ this team.

am--6.75 BHNP w/ a climb on Webb Hill and some pickups on the grass.

am--6.5 Tempo+ timed fartleks on the Pioneer Loop.

pm--2.5 Easy running into the neighborhood.

pm--4.5 Hot, slow run w/ striders after. Kids were restless. It seems like we're hitting that period where we need a renewal of motivation.

am--5 Intervals on the grass. Lots of kids ran well, built some strength, and came away confident.

pm--2 The boys swarmed me and helped me remember what it's like to be a teenage boy.

pm--4.75 Halfway Wash on a toasty afternoon. Nice, but small, group.

am--4.25 Beautiful morning around the Canyons w/ 6x striders.

I finished a collection of short creative nonfiction called In Brief. I'm interested in the form.

pm--5 Paradise w/ Andrew. He's a great guy and always good to chat w/.

am--8.25 Long run w/ 6x 1-minute pickups. Lots of kids pushing themselves this morning.

pm--2.25 SC Drive w/ the checklist questions. Warmish.

pm--4.5 Hot run w/ scattered groups and striders after. 

am--6.75 Repeats on the grass. The girls were really pushing this morning. It was also one of the first workouts I've done in a while. 
 

pm--2 Warm afternoon run. Not much else to say.