Turn your rut into a groove.

I finished two books this weekend: Amazing Racers by Marc Bloom and Jesus & Buddha: The Parallel Sayings edited by Marcus J. Borg.

am--4 Heights w/ Ben. 'Twas nice catching up.

pm--4 Pre-race w/ the kids. People are running like they're fit. That's a good sign.

am--5 Ran to and from morning practice. The weather was perfect.

am--4.5 Run w/ Ben, Abigail, and Aspen. It was very nice to catch up.

am--2.5 Nice shakeout.

pm--5.75 Halfway Wash w/ 4x hill sprints and some barefoot.

pm--5 Got some Anasazi in after a nap to ward off a headache. Nice run by the end.

I finished Eknath Easwaran's translation of The Bhagavad Gita. Not sure why I've never read this before. Great stuff. Gandhi made a daily habit of reading from the Gita.

pm--4.25 Anasazi w/ Tom. I would've gone a bit longer on my own but chatting w/ a friend trumps that. I also finished Understanding The Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy. It looks at the narrative approach to the book. It was quite interesting.

am--4.5 Heights in the morning. Heading to Divisionals after school.

am--4 Orem w/ Alison in the nice weather before Divisionals. Pretty good day.

am--7.25 Ivins rhythm run that turned into a tempo pretty quickly. Felt good, though.

pm--5.5 Anasazi a little beyond the creosote. Took Long Winters w/ me. The early 00s were a goldmine for indie songwriters.

am--5.25 Warm and cool w/ the girls and some running while the kids did a workout. Good vibes.

pm--5 Anasazi by my lonesome. Snapped a pic of a sloughed snakeskin. 

pm--7 Rim Trails in the heat of the day. I felt spent from the beginning but made it through, if a bit bored out. That's what 30 miles in 3 days will do to me.

I finished Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis's account of his religious realization.

pm--4 Reverse Vineyard w/ my neighbor. Nice weather tonight.

am--2.25 Shakeout w/ the kids. Good group before Hoka tonight.

pm--5.5 Nice run on the road w/ the boys--uptempo for me--and barefoot grass w/ the girls.

am--5.5 Rhythm run in the Heights. Took me a second to get going, but this is 2 days in a row w/ a little uptempo running. Feels good.

am--5.75 Buffalo Park loops. For some reason, I was feeling a burr in my saddle and found that moderate was my only speed. Also, saw NAU doing repeats. Pretty fast people.

am--6 Anasazi down chipmunk while listening to a podcast.

pm--6 Ran around during the kids last workout before state. Everyone's looking good.

I finished Home by Marilynne Robinson today. She writes well about profound familial emotions. 

am--5.25 Heights w/ 5x :60 pickups. Felt hard at first but a bit better near the end. 

am--7 Downtown SLC w/ Alison. After we ran around the capitol, we found City Creek Canyon. So awesome. The leaves were in were sporting a nice ombré. 

pm--6.25 Anasazi to the homestead and back. Was a bit sluggish. Finished a difficult but rewarding season yesterday, and I think I'm still feeling it. It will be fun to explore running a bit for the next 6 weeks.

pm--4 Late run w/ my neighbor. Lots of good talk about expectations and how we might rise to them.

pm--5 Anasazi w/ Abigail. It was nice to catch up. I'm glad I've had the chance to interact w/ so many wonderful people.

pm--9 Rim Trails w/ 2x big loops up top and a few strides at the end. I was pretty beat by the time I was finished, and my abs and legs were tired. Good run.

pm--5.75 Anasazi w/ the Chipmunk lollipop. Glad I managed to get out. I'm struggling w/ motivation and pep and feeling bogged down in the belly. But I got a run in.