Turn your rut into a groove.

am—3 Some miles. Looks like Foot Locker might be Dead.

pm--8.5 Green Valley to Star and back. Added gloves to the regular running garb and all was sufficient. I enjoyed the run and look forward to finding a solo groove for a few weeks. 

pm--5.5 Some running w/ some driving around town afterwards. 

pm--7 Up past Harmon's and back at dusk. I'm feeling okay. 

I also finished Great Expectations. It really is a funny, painful book, but I enjoy it. Maybe, I'll suggest the name of Wemmick for our next pet. 

pm—3 A few miles to get some miles.

pm—7.5 The weather was beautiful this afternoon, so I headed out on the SC Parkway. I don’t force a negative split, but it seems to come. A quicker pace makes for a smoother gait. 

am--6 Barrel Roll in the figure-8 fashion w/ Andrew. He took me far out in the discussion. How I've missed thinking on the margins. 

pm--7 A nice run w/ 6x CVish pickups w/ recovery to 5 minutes. Went 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2. I felt okay. We had a school Christmas party today, and the food was heavy. 

pm--6.25 Sunbrook w/ my neighbor. We kept it at a chatty pace. The body needs that sometime. 

I finished Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis. It was a fun, quick read. I'm going to try to finish the series before the new year. 

pm—5.25 A run before some scout stuff. It’s kind of sports limbo right now. Other than a Jazz game here or there, what does a guy watch? I’ve found myself following hot stove news. Yay baseball!!

am--7 Kidney Loop by the Canyons. It was cold but beautiful. For some reason, I love solo morning runs in the cold, dark end of the year. 

pm--3 A few more in the evening. A double-digit day. Yay. 

pm--8 Lava Ridge out-and-back. I'm trying to start out easy and let the body do its thing as the run progresses. Worked out well this evening. 

pm—3.5 I got a short run w/ the little bit of time I had today. Wish it were more. Glad it was something.

pm—5 Hot Nails w/ some extra w/ MauBea after. I also took a 30-second nap in the rocks.

pm—6 A slow burner at home. I’m feeling a bit sick and wonder if that triggered my spell yesterday. 5 minutes of erg after. I need to get back in the habit.

I also finished my annual reading of Hamlet. The prince is cheeky and funny and angsty, perfect teenager.

pm--5 Green Springs w/ a little extension by Wendy's. It was good to get out w/ the kids again and good to see some old timers. On to Christmas.

am--3 Woke up and did an easy 3 w/ 2k of erg after. I pulled an 8:52.1 even though I'm a bit sick. My record is something like 8:23. 

pm--6 Just before dark, I went up the trail by Pioneer Parkway. It was cool and peaceful. 

I just finished The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis. It's fantasy-lite w/ a slew of different critters and sailing to the end of the world. Not as heavy as something like Tolkien or Martin but a quick, fun read. I'll make it through the series in another week or so. 

pm—5.5 A slow burner w/ 1,000m erg after. Happy Solstice.

am—5k on the erg. Feeling a bit off.

pm—4.5 A slower run. Still feeling off. I cut things short. I’m some kind of sick, and it’s affecting me more than usual. 

I finished The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. Just plowing through the series. 

pm—3.5 Taking it easy for a few days to see how my body responds. Felt betterish tonight. Merry Christmas.

I also finished The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis. Two more books to go in the series.

am--4 Some more easy miles. I'm feel like I'm bouncing back. My daughter got a bike for Christmas, so we've been on a couple of rides. That's fun. 

I finished The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. Plowing through the series while I’m Figuring myself out. I did some physical tests today.