Turn your rut into a groove.

pm--3 Long day, so I defaulted to a few on the tready while watching playoff baseball.

am--5.5 Some grass miles w/ 4x striders.

am--5.25 Anasazi w/ Tom. The conversations are always good w/ this guy. He keeps me grounded and a bit weird.

pm--5 Jaunt into Sunbrook. I felt decent even though dinner was still sitting heavy.

pm--5 Default to the tready w/o baseball because the playoffs are on different networks.

pm--5 Anasazi in the fall heat, still 90s down here. The desert cures most ills.

am--6 Nice run in the cool w/ 5x 1-min. pickups at ~7-min. pace.

pm--3 Extended DI at Beattie pace. It's getting a little cooler in the afternoon.

pm--6 Barrel Roll in the evening. It's been a while, but, boy!, did it feel like home. I need the trails in my life. Also, got to watch the PV girls become region champs. That's awesome. It makes me miss coaching.

I finished my summer tome for the year, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. It's funny, erudite, obscene. Thanks to the Reddit reading group for the summaries and discussions. Even though it's TP's magnum opus, it's 3rd out of 3 read on my list. But, then again, everyone says the 1st reading is just to let it wash over you. The real joy comes in subsequent readings.

pm--4 Sunbrook w/ my neighbor. We talked about the ACEs test. I'd never heard of it before today.

pm--6 Sone shod grass miles--my Achilles is tender--before watching Snow Canyon run a 2-miler on the track. I felt decent on my way home.

pm--3.5 Some miles. My left achilles is still tender. What's up with that? Also, I'm at a crossroads where I need to decide whether to actual train or go to the old man fitness routine.

am--6.5 Homestead and back on Anasazi. A little more shoe made a difference for my lower leg.

pm--5 Torqued the tready from slow to less slow.

am--6.25 Barrel Roll w/ Elusion. Had a nice run and conversation w/ Tom. Name of the day is Gabor Mate. I need to check out his book about addiction. It sounds fascinating. 

pm--5 Anasazi Trail in honor of one of the toughest dudes I know. The run was cathartic even though the heat is still sticking around. 

pm--6 Barrel Roll in reverse. Nice evening. Lots of meditation on death in the dirt.

am--5.5 Usual morning route w/ about 18 minutes of tempo--(7:30ish pace) towards the end. It was hard to start but got easier as I went. That's a lesson to keep in mind. 

pm--3 Good run w/ Beattie after work. She went easy on me.

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ Tom, discussing Shelly Trimmer and cosmic matters. Achilles felt better today.

pm--7.5 Anasazi trailhead-to-trailhead. On the way out, there was either a headwind or a crosswind. The downhill nearly even came to a standstill. On the way back, all I had to do was lean back and enjoy the support of a tailwind. Goes to show that what seems dire one way looks like a dream the other way.

pm--4.5 SC Elementary loop w/ my neighbor. Good times in cool weather, talking about Jocko.

pm--3 Tready default. Had a fairly busy day, so I did what I could to get a run.

am--5 Morning Route. I did get up but felt sore and sluggish most of the run.

pm--6.5 Ivins and back. I felt pretty good. The weather was beautiful.

am--4.25 Anasazi to the top and back w/ Tom and Micah. Chill and chilly w/ some good chat.

I finished an interesting read that might be out there for some, An Infinty of Gods by Ray Grasse. It's a book of conversations the author had with a mystical man of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. His name was Shelly Trimmer. They take about so many interesting things. A quick read w/ fairly accessible depths.