Turn your rut into a groove.

am--6 Some laps around the track at the run-a-thon. I switched directions every miles. That helped because the kids were hitting 400s for the dash for cash. It's lame to get passed relentlessly. An interesting data point: my against-the-grain miles were noticeably faster than my go-with-the-flow miles. 

I finished “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles. This is the 4th or 5th time. How cruel is fate?

am--9.5 PV to Grass Valley and back. There is a hefty climb into Grass Valley, but that makes for a nice cruise on the way back. The morning weather was so beautiful. 

am--1.5 Weights and Harts.

pm--5 Cone pace and some running in between at the Dixie Invite. Mild afternoon weather wise. 

am--2.50 Bank and back. I like the skeleton crew. 

pm--6 Around the residential area near the high school, just a big loop. Felt beat. 

am--1.75 Weights and some pacey work past Hart's. 

pm--5.25 I thought we had seen the last of the triple-digits, but no. Fire station out-and-back. 

am—5 DI/bank/biolife loop. I knew I wouldn’t run this afternoon, so I did a little more this morning. The kids ran well at Murray. 

am—5.5 Ran around Sugar House Park while the kids did some hill circuits. Creaky morning.

am--8 Parkway w/ pickups. I didn't feel great this morning, and my stomach was rumbling. I had to make a pit stop. That hasn't happened for a long time. 

I finished Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman. Great suspenseful read w/ Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. Detective novels are a fav of mine, and Hillerman is near the top of the list. Plus, a book like this checks off another box as a book of the American West. 

am--1.5 Weights and a run. Still not cool in the mornings.

pm--5.5 Sullivan Trail. Little hot on the way out and helped some stragglers on the way back. Still triple digits. 

am—4 Harts and the bank. I ran a bit more because I wasn’t sure if I would get out later with various things going on.

am--1.75 Weights/Harts+. More pleasant morning w/ some smiling faces after some folks solidified a spot for Bob Firman. 

pm--4.75 Green Springs. Had some nice chats about spirit animals and the characteristics they possess. 

am--4 Harts/Bank. Nice run this morn. For some reason, there's always a group that's willing to push a little in the morn, and I'm good w/ that. 

pm--5.75 Ran around while kids did hill circuits. I'm excited to see how these workouts affect the scheme of things. Hopefully, these kids will feel some real strength come next weekend. 

am—6.25 Nice run on the old morning route before trekking to CV for a meet.

am--10 Sugar Loaf out-and-back w/ some light tempo towards the end. It was fun to see kids will themselves back to the pack. 

am--1.75 Weights/BK. Made it to the state turnaround. 

pm--6 Middleton Trail. Nice relaxed run into the desert. The heat is hanging on. 

am--2.5 Bank and back. Nice run w/ some frisbee talk. The morning was gorgeous. 

pm--1.75 Some running around BHNP during the workout. 

am—5 Old morning route. The morning felt great.

pm—5.75 Run and strides on the state course.

am—2.25 A few miles around Woods Cross.

pm—3 Ran the course at Bob Firman.

am--6 Cool run through Downtown Boise w/ Dave and Decker. Lang day after, with the meet and the drive home. I actually enjoyed spending time w/ the kids. Grateful to be a part of something. 

am—8.5 Turkey Farm out-and-back w/ pickups. Was a bit of a rough start but got rolling by the end.

am--1.5 Weights/Harts+. Fun jaunt to start off the day. 

pm--6 Fire Station into the desert just long enough for Pyper to tell the small-dog-through-the-cattle-guard story. MauBea and I added a mile at the school. 

am—2.5 Bank and back in the autumnal weather.

pm—4 Warm and cool w/ some running during the workout.

am--1.5 Weights/Harts. Some good chatter. 

pm--6 Sullivan. Tried roll call a few times. Still a work in progress. We were all over the place today, but the girls seem to be having more fun together. 

am—5 DI/Bank/Costco PL. Really nice morning. Later, the Cedar Invitational went very well for the Panthers.

am--6.5 Kidney Loop. I felt pretty sluggish to begin but picked up as I went. I haven't seen my coyote buddy in a while. Wonder what happened to him.