Turn your rut into a groove.

pm--3 Lower mileage day after a late night last night.

pm--4.5 Some slow-burn miles. I'm trying to listen to my body more. Not sure if that's what I did today or not. Also, I'm learning German with Duolingo. Ja!

pm--7.5 Anasazi basically trailhead to trailhead. The dirt is rejuvenating my love of running.

pm--3 Tready, watching In the High Country w/ Tony K. Still love the dude. 
 

I finished Lord of the Flies again. Don't love it, but the last few chapters really know how to tick a guy off.

am--7.5 Sidewinder from the bottom. I actually felt great.

pm--4 Anasazi to the top and back w/ Tom. Slow and easy. Running fatigued is a good thing to do once in a while.

pm--4.5 Tready w/ Bayern v. Leipzig on the tele. Decent run.

pm--7 Anasazi past the homestead. Felt cruddy the first mile or so but livened up after. I love the trails.

pm--5 Sunbrook w/ my neighbor. Nice night, nice chat. 

pm--6 Heights Loop after my last night class this semester. Decent run that ended with a couple of light tempo miles.

pm--City Creek w/ Beattie. Good chat w/ minor injuries.

am--7.5 Anasazi, trailhead-to-trailhead. The HRM actually almost seemed accurate today. I've been getting some decent weeks in lately. Feels good.

pm--5 Easy miles.

pm--3 Another dose of easy miles. 

pm--7 Anasazi past the homestead. On the edge of chilly. The music for the run was breath. Nice and fun. 

pm--6.5 Anasazi to just past the homestead. It's getting dark earlier, duh. 

pm--6.5 A remix of the old morning route in a progressive fashion. I tend to feel better at the end of runs than the beginning.

am--6.5 Nice chatty, chill run on Anasazi w/ Tom. Sounds like he'd run this trail every afternoon if he could.
 

pm--5.5 Anasazi again but not to the end. Highest mileage week for me this year.

Finished Hamlet again. My favorite work based on this play isn't The Lion King but Infinite Jest.

pm--6.25 Anasazi to the homestead. The weather was beautiful, and I pushed a bit. 
 

I also finished two books, Chris-in-the-Morning: Love, Life, and the Whole Karmic Enchilada by Louis Chunovic and Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Both good, quick reads.

pm--6 Anasazi w/ a turn down the chipmunk trail.

am--10.25 Suicidal Tendencies. This is my longest run in quite a while. Good climbing, good views, good fun.

pm--5.5 Anasazi on the right fork. Good run in the nippy weather.

pm--4 A short run to the ridge of Anasazi. Looks like I just missed the Hills.

am--6.5 Nice chatty jaunt on Anasazi w/ Tom. Had a nice discussion on divergent thinking and when it is most valuable.

Tonight, I finished Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics by Jonathan Wilson. Although a bit on the long side, it was fun to read about some personalities I was previously acquainted with, particularly, Cesar Luis Menotti.

pm--4.5 Slow burner on the tready because I didn't feel like engaging with the dreary weather.

pm--7.5 Anasazi trailhead-to-trailhead. It's amazing how the hrm and altimeter work so much better on a nicer watch.

am--5 Frontside of Barrel Roll from the bottom.

am--5 Sullivan Trail w/some great folks--Addi, Jacey, Jenessa, Jessica, Josie, and Sylvia. It was great catching up w/ them and finding out all the cool things they're doing like making others' lives better. I'm lucky to have coached these girls over the years.