Turn your rut into a groove.

pm 1--3.75 Gate and back w/ Tom on Anasazi.

pm 2--7 SC Parkway rhythm run. Nice strong push from the crew.

pm--5 Single-file on the Snake Hollow trails w/ 5x form striders after. 

pm--3.25 Warm and cool w/ the kids sandwiched around their power run.

pm--4.75 Rain run w/ some puddle jumping. I got separated from the group. 4x form striders after.

pm--3.25 Took me a while to get out, but my neighbor and I had a good run towards Dixie Dr.

pm--6.25 Anasazi to the homestead. Decent run w/ some food hanging out in my stomach and holiday weight dragging me down. 
 

I finished a decent book about group culture called The Culture Engine by S. Chris Edmonds. It's a book Mike Smith from NAU recommended.

pm--6.5 Road to Paradise w/ some uptempo running on the way back. Nice drizzle the whole time.

pm--4.25 Vineyard w/ 5x striders after. Lots of rain lately. We can surely use it, but I miss the sun.

I finished a Hugo Award winner, Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. It was good but not quite as fabulous as I was hoping.

pm--4.75 Harmon's trail, trying to keep the pace slightly on the side of a negative split and arriving at the gate at our exact minutes. We were like 15 seconds off. 
 

My son and I also finished Stuart Little by E.B. White. It's been fun to do some bedtime reading. Our bond is stronger because of it.

pm--6 Threshold intervals 2-minutes on, 1 off, 7 reps w/ form striders after and some barefoot on the turf. Good work today.

pm--5.25 Anasazi to the shoulder and back. Nice run, but the back's a bit twingy. I'll keep an eye on it.

am--5.5 Rim Trails fun w/ a good crew. Doughnuts and chocolate milk after. 
 

I breezed through a book of interviews w/ Galway Kinnell about poetry, Walking Down the Stairs.

am--8.5 SC Parkway loop w/ some light tempo for about 30 minutes. The kids are getting fitter and stronger. 

pm--5 Recovery to Sunbrook and back w/ 5x striders after. My legs are still sore and lack pep.

pm--5.5 Shakira Loops w/ a decent-sized group. Felt good today. We'll see if the snow comes as promised.

pm--3.75 warm and cool w/ the kids. Good work, good spirits.

pm--6 Anasazi w/ Chipmunk. The wind made a beautiful day frigid. No matter. Trail miles are always good.

am--7.25 Rim Trails. Nice run w/ some nerdy running stuff to keep my mind off the difficulty of the week.

pm--8 Road to Paradise w/ some uptempo on the way back.

pm--4.5 Replenishing run in the dirt. I chatted w/ Lucie for a while.

pm--5.5 Nice run to Sunbrook and back. Decent group the whole way.

pm--7 Threshold work w/ striders after. 6x 3 minutes w/ 1 minute active recovery between.

pm--6 Anasazi to the homestead. Nice afternoon.

pm--4 Anasazi w/ Tom. We had a nice chat about individuality, ritual, and community.

pm--9.5 SC Parkway loop w/ progressive pace to the end.

pm--6 Recovery day. I ended up w/ some of the boys. It was fun to mix up the groups a bit. 6x striders after.

pm--5.75 SC Drive to halfway up the hill. Good run w/ a good group.

am--5 Ran past Orem High and threw in about 10 minutes of threshold running. Kept a solid pace to the end.

am--6.25 Another run past Orem High in some new nice-price Altras. Tried to keep it easy the whole time. Felt decent.

pm--7 Anasazi w/ Chipmunk and down to the homestead. Just took it easy and enjoyed the day. It was actually warm.

am--2.25 Down Lava Flow easy.

pm--5.25 Harmon's Trail w/ 6x striders after. After a needed day off and a nap, I'm feeling better mentally. Now, the sickness is coming on.

pm--5.5 Vineyard w/ a good group.

am--2 Woke up feeling sick and w/out a voice. Skeleton crew.

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote. I listened to a cool presentation from the sports psychologist who works w/ NAU.

pm--6 Longer run that I cut short after the mucus-filled end of the week last week.

am--2.25 Easy shakeout in the warmer-than-expected morning.

pm--5.5 Heights run in snow flurries. Nice group the whole time. 6x striders after.

I'm just finishing a book on the coming of Japanese fly fishing to the US, tenkara by Daniel Galhardo.

pm--3 Run to Dixie Dr. and back w/ my neighbor. It's always good catching up.

am--2.25 Up from the school and back.

pm--3.5 Warm and cool w/ the kids around their pace practice. People are looking fit.

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote and back. I nearly caused my daughter to miss dance practice because I got chatting. 

pm--7 Started the run around the Heights then soloed to the gate and back on Anasazi. Amazing weather today.

am--10 Suicidal Tendencies w/ the crew w/ breakfast after. 
 

I also finished Bruce Hafen's A Disciple's Life, a biography of Neal A. Maxwell.

am--2.25 Easy double w/ out its partner.

am--5.5 Heights Loop in a light dusting of snow because PT conferences were tonight. I like the Altras.

am--2 Easy miles w/ a trio of good dudes.

pm--3.5 Warm and cool w/ the kids around the 3k time trial.

pm--5.75 Anasazi w/ a little lollipop. A little chilly and overcast. Thinking a lot about trying to get better in my career.

am--7 Anasazi from end-to-end. Nice day and always great to be in the dirt.

pm--9.25 SC Parkway loop w/ bouncing tempo. Yet, one more time where I wasn't feeling it until the legs took the offer. 
 

I finished quickly an intriguing book about what different countries do to educate their populaces, The Smartest Kids in the World And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley.

am--2.25 Easy morning run w/ quite the skeleton crew.

pm--4.5 Recovery run in the wash near Snake Hollow. Really dragging.

pm--4 Tready miles after a long day.

am--2 Shakeout w/ the boys.

pm--5 First bout of hill circuits. Kids are getting things right and getting stronger.

pm--6.5 Anasazi to past the homestead. Nearly perfect day w/ the weather. Tweaked my back trying to play basketball w/ teenagers later. We'll see how it feels tomorrow 

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ some looping. Lots of folks out today. My back felt a bit better.

am--5 Morning run w/ Finn and Kaleb. First meet of the season was successful. 
 

I finished another poetry book, The Gazer Within by Larry Levis.

pm--6 Harmon's Trail w/ 4x pickups. Felt good and peppy. I'm excited to watch some races this weekend.

am--2.25 Run w/ the skeleton crew and Jensen.

pm--4.25 SC Parkway w/ a good crew. 

am--5 Morning run before the big meet. Felt okay.

am--5.25 Ran past BMart's for a pre-meet jaunt. The meet went pretty well. We had some qualifiers. That's always good in the season opener.

I also finished a potent and quick read, 9 Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson. It's full of doable changes for improvement.

am--7 Rim Trails w/ some Flaming Lips. Beautiful weather and vibes. Trying to work through a lull w/ the team.

am--4 Ran around my sis-in-law's neighborhood in Texas.

am--4 Another Texas run in the cold wind. I spent most of the week stuffing myself and sitting around. 
 

I did finish 3 books--The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, Cat's Cradle by Chieko Okazaki, and The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida--that have Japanese connections. I guess I'm on a kick.

pm--6 Back to Anasazi w/ the Chipmunk leg. Nice time in beautiful weather.

am--2.25 Nice skeleton crew w/ good vibes.

pm--5 Rainy Heights run w/ some puddle jumping and chatter.

pm--6.5 Some 5k-float work on the track at various distances w/ alternating recovery and barefoot after. 
 

I also finished a short book by Banana Yoshimoto called Kitchen. I'm into Japanese fiction right now.

pm--3 Ran w/ my neighbor because I had to wrap up some planning instead of run w/ the kids. 

am--5 Nice morning run w/ Andrew. He's a fountain of knowledge, and I appreciate our conversations.

pm--6.25 Anasazi after a long day at the PV Invite and a nap. Lots of great things happening w/ the kiddos.

am--4.5 Canal Trail w/ Benjamin. Good to see the dude.

am--4.75 Other side of the canal w/ Ben this morning. More good chatter and catching up. Sounds like life is going very well for him.

am--4.75 Finale w/ Ben. Nice chat again.

pm--5 Anasazi in a light rain. It was good to get back to the playground. 
 

I finished a book called The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. Quick read w/ lots of great information.

am--2 Slow recovery miles w/ a small crew.

pm--5.5 Halfway Wash w/ a little extension. Good vibes from the crew.

am--5 Heights run w/ Andrew. First day of the DH meet later. Kids are running well.

pm--5.5 Anasazi w/ Tom after the DH meet. It was nice to catch up.

pm--9.5 Long run on the SC Parkway w/ sone tempo and threshold work. The weather provided some callousing.

am--2 Lava Flow double w/ the varsity boys.

pm--5.25 More weather running w/ 4x striders. My body is still beat from yesterday.

pm--6 Loops Don't Lie w/ a good crew. Legs started out heavy but lightened up in the later half of the run.

I also finished a book I've been living w/ since Christmas, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It's good to have a Russian moment every once in a while.

am--5 Ran to and from the school for a run w/ a small crew. More good stuff happened at the meet tonight.

am--6 SC circumlocution w/ a good crew. 
 

I also finished The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. It's a thinker.

pm--6.25 Nice weather on Anasazi. I hit the Chipmunk section w/ some exotica in the air. My body felt the bigger week.

am--7.75 Anasazi from the Tukupetsi trailhead. Decent run. I had a good time chatting w/ the kids.

am--2 Double w/ the bois.

pm--5 SC Drive on a day w/ a sudden jump in temps. 

am--2 Nice recovery run w/ the boys.

pm--6.25 SC Parkway out-and-back w/ striders after. I'm slow. 

am--5 SC run w/ Andrew before the Crimson JV meet. He's a good dude.

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote after a long day in the sun. 'Twas nice to get into nature.

I also finished A More Excellent Way by Neal A. Maxwell. It's a great book on leadership.

am--2 Skeleton crew for a great run.

pm--5 Ram the warm and cool w/ the kids and some laps during. 

am--2 Miles w/ the bois.

pm--5 Anasazi after some interviews. Felt heavy.

am--5 Heights run w/ Andrew. Some good conversation.

pm--5 Anasazi after the Dixie meet. Listened to some thoughts on sports psychology.

pm--3.25 Some random dirt work w/ the sprinters. They're a fun group.

am--2 Double w/ the homies.

pm--4 Heights run and chat w/ Truman.

pm--7.5 Road to Paradise. That climb is tough. It's been so long I almost forgot. 
 

I also finished The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. It's a book about love and baseball.

am--5 Morning run w/ the dudes and some additional running.

am--5.25 Run w/ a good crew in the beautiful morning weather.

pm--7.5 Long run w/ a rhythm section. Good group, including Felix.

am--5 To the school, run w/ the homies, and back home. Nice evening at JV Region.

am--4 Nice catch-up run at Confluence Park w/ Janz, JP, Mia, Kaylee, Stoner, and Frida. What an amazing group of people, and they still love running.

pm--3.25 Warm and cool w/ the kiddos around their interval work.

am--4 Canyons and back w/ the homies, Aspen, and Maggie. Beautiful morning.

am--6.25 Anasazi w/ the Chipmunk route. Decent day to kick around in the dirt and think. Sounded like I spooked a rattler in a bush near the end.

pm--7 SC Parkway w/ a bit of a bouncing tempo. Everyone was feeling beat and flat.

am--2.25 Nice run in perfect weather.

pm--4.25 Good group on the Harmon's trail. Troop was in good spirits.

am--5 What felt like hard miles down SC Drive. Cumulative fatigue is a bugger. We had some nice performances at region today.

am--4.5 Fairly draggy run w/ Finn and James. Another great day at region.

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote and back. Good run w/ the fun of region and the anticipation of state on my mind.

am--6 Anasazi w/ a nice view of the blooms. It's getting warmer.

pm--5.5 SC Parkway w/ a good crew. Legs feel better, and the weather was good.

pm--4 Warm and cool w/ the kids. They look fit and ready.

am--1.75 James, Andrew, and I on a nice little jaunt.

pm--3.75 Short run before we head out to State tomorrow.

am--5 Run while Andrew biked. Heading to State today.

am--5 Freedom Blvd before State. Aspen and Finn took 3rd in the 3200, and the boys won the 4x800. Noice. 
 

I also finished Heat Wave, a Richard Castle novel. I'm in the throes of a Castle addiction.

am--4 University Ave run by my lonesome. More great stuff from the kids. Nice, long weekend.

pm--5 Anasazi after school and before the track banquet.

pm--3 Grass run w/ my neighbor, some of it barefoot.

pm--4 Heights run w/ my neighbor at a real light progressive pace.

am--6 Anasazi w/ a bit of a lollipop. It felt hotter than the thermometer said. I must still be beat from last weekend.

am--5 Anasazi to the creosote. It wasn't quite as warm when I got out, so that was good. I also finished 2 books--The Last Coyote, a Harry Bosch novel by Michael Connelly, and Table of Contents by John McPhee. Both great in their own right.

am--7 Wire Mesa w/ Andrew. Good chatter, good temps, and good views.

pm--3.5 Run w/ my neighbor w/ a little barefoot in the grass.

I finished an interesting book by Kenzaburo Oe, A Personal Matter.

am--5.5 Anasazi to the end of the shoulder. Saw my desert tortoise buddy again. He smiled.

am--5 My usual Orem route w/ 15 minutes of tempo. It felt easier than expected w/ the debauchery of the last 2 weeks.

I finished an interesting training book, Run Faster from the 5k to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach by Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald.

am--5 Anasazi. No tortoise today, but there was a Brooking sighting. 

am--4.5 First day of xc practice. We had a bunch of new kids and new situations. It will take a sec to get used to it.

am--5.25 Harmon's Trail w/ a snippet of uptempo and 4x striders after.

am--5 Nice run this morning. The soccer girls joined us for a couple miles. Fun stuff.

am--4.75 Heights run w/ 2x hill sprints and 15 minutes of barefoot grass. 
 

I finished reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. It's one of those new-age books that go nicely on a shelf next to the works of Richard Bach.

am--4.75 SC Elementary for some threshold intervals--8x :60 w/ equal recovery.

am1--5.25 Paradise to enjoy the view and hear from some alumni.

am2--4 Anasazi w/ Tom. I did most of the talking today. He was gracious enough to listen.

am--5.75 Halfway Wash. Great run w/ a big crew.

am--3.25 Grass pickups, experimenting w/ feeling pace.

am1--5 Soccer team run turned out fun.

am2--5 Cedar Trails w/ Andrew. Good conversation w/ a good dude.

am--5 SC Drive w/ hill sprints and barefoot grass loops.

am--4.5 Grass tempo at SC Elementary.

am--5 Anasazi w/ Tom and Andy. Nice to catch up.

am--5.5 Paradise w/ 13:10 from the parkway to the bench. Nice run w/ a decent crew.

am--5.25 Grass threshold work. Some of the kids are really getting fit.

pm--2.5 Softball running w/ my neighbor. Good chat.

am--5 Nice run through Snake Hollow. I also finished a Stephen King tome, Wolves of the Calla.

am--5 Heights run w/ hill sprints and barefoot.

am--5 Ran around during the time trial. Kids looked pretty good.

am--8 PV Grass Valley Road w/ a solid effort and 4x pickups.

am--7 SC Parkway rhythm run mostly w/ the boys.

am--5.5 Nice bout of threshold intervals--6x 2:30 w/ :60 recovery for me--w/ some barefoot after.

am--6.25 The old-school original Anasazi while listening to a podcast w/ John Vanderslice, one of my favorite lesser-known human beings.

I also finished 2 detective novels, The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri and The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell. These type of books are my guilty pleasure. 

am--5.5 Part of the Rim Trails. Nice morning, but it felt harder than it should've.

am--4 Anasazi w/ Tom before heading off to fish.

am--8 Mega Zen w/ Andrew. Lots of climbing. I was pretty beat by the end.

am--4 Anasazi w/ Tom. We went at 10, so it was toasty.

am--5 Snake Hollow w/ the soccer girls.

am--5.5 SC Drive w/ 4x hill sprints and some grass loops. Ran mostly w/ the boys.

am--6.5 Threshold Intervals on the grass at SC Elementary. The workout was 3-4x (3 min. and 4x :30 w/ :60 recovery and 2:00 between sets). Kids looked good.

pm--5 Scorcher on Anasazi w/ some pre-punk sounds.

am--6.5 Harmon's/Heights rhythm run w/ a new group.

am--5 Grass threshold intervals (4x 4:00 on, :60 off). Good stuff from the kids.

pm--2 Lava Flow double and weights. Had about 10 kids, so that was good.

am--4 Snake Hollow and then some other running before team breakfast.

am--5.5 Halfway Wash w/ 4x hill sprints and a little barefoot. 
 

pm--2.25 Warrior Way and weights.

am--6.25 SC Parkway w/ Eliza, Emmy, and Finn. Felt better than expected.

am--5 Road to Kent's Lake w/ about 1500 feet of climbing.

pm--2.25 Easy run in Beaver. Camp was good.

am--6.5 Road to Paradise w/ some uptempo on the way back and 4x hill sprints.

I finished Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon. He's a favorite. I had seen the movie before but hadn't read the book.

am--5.75 Grass intervals mostly at threshold pace.

pm--2 Hot afternoon run w/ weights after.

am--5 Soccer loop and Lava Flow. Felt flat and tired.

am--5.25 Heights w/ 4x hill sprints and some grass loops.

pm--2 Heat run w/ weights.

am--4.25 SC Elementary while the kids ran a time trial. I also finished The Terra-cotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri. Love his books.
 

am--6.25 Barrel Roll w/ 2x Elusion. I'm feeling beat for whatever reason. 
 

I finished a book we're book clubbing at school, Grading Smarter Not Harder by Myron Dueck. Some interesting and thoughtful stuff. We'll see how we can integrate some of it. 

am--6.5 Slept in and ran the Grass Valley road. Pine Valkey is a great place. I need to get there more often. 

am--5.25 Grass fartleks (4x 5:00 at threshold w/ :60 recovery). Felt okay even though I'm feeling older.

am--5 Snake Hollow w/ some looping and single file on the trails.

I finished a decent mystery by James D. Doss, The Shaman Sings.

am--5.75 Halfway Wash w/ 4x hill sprints.

pm--2.25 Some exploring in the afternoon.

am--6 Nice bouncing tempo into Ivins.

am--6 Road to Paradise. Lots of excuses from people for some reason. I also finished The Snack Thief, another Camilleri novel.

am--6 Cutdown workout on the grass and kids camp after. I felt beat from all of that. 

pm--2 Unseasonably cool afternoon run w/ the girls. I learned about raising steers and collecting rubber ducks.

am--4.5 Some miles before heading up north for a few things. Nice run w/ a crew.

am--3.5 Ran the entirety of the Beaver bike path. 'Twas good once I got my altitude breath.

am--5.75 Explored the Beaver Bench w/ bro-in-law. There are a lot of cool single-track trails up there. Fun stuff.

am--6.25 Around SC Heights w/ some increase of pace and 4x hill sprints.

am--5 Hill Circuits w/ the team.

pm--2.25 Afternoon double after the first full day back to work.

am--4.5 Course preview w/ some barefoot and 150s. My back is tight after the last few days of running.

am--5.5 Harmon's Trail w/ a bit of progression and hill sprints, except I didn't do hill sprints because my back was tight.

pm--2.5 Towards the fire station. Little cooler today.

pm--5 Laps on the indoor track during the run-a-thon. It's fun to see kids in a slightly different element. 

am--6.75 Laps at CCHS and a cooldown w/ the homies. This season will be interesting. I'm not sure what to expect.

am--5.5 Halfway Wash w/ 4x hill sprints. Good push from the kiddos.

am--4.5 Morning run before the Cedar meet. Good stuff with a lot of room to grow.

am--2.75 Harmon's Trail in the dork.

pm--5 Heights, hills, and barefoot. 

pm--6.25 Anasazi Chipmunk in a hurricane. I needed the dirty rejuvenation of the desert today. Had some Jerry Garcia on.

am--9.5 Grass Valley Road w/ the varsity kids before breakfast and team bonding. It'll be fun to see their growth this year.

pm--6 Paradise w/ 4x hill sprints. Decent run w/ a few kids starting to step up.

am--2.25 Morning run.

am--2.25 Morning run.

pm--3.75 Sanke Hollow Trail exploring. Had a nice chat w/ Corinne.

am--2.25 Sweaty morning run.

pm--3 Snuck in some dirt miles between obligations.

pm--4 Cosmic heat run on Anasazi w/ Tom. Nice day.

pm--5.75 Anasazi scorcher after a fun meet in Cedar. Feels good to sweat. 

pm--5.25 SC Parkway rhythm. It was a scorcher.

am--6 Warmup w/ the kids and reverse loops on the grass while they did their repeats. Everyone looked good.

am--2.5 Peppy morning run.

pm--4.75 Another scorcher w/ my legs feeling pretty flat. Had a nice chat w/ James and Brookston.

am--5 Heights, 4x hill sprints, and some barefoot.

pm--3 Course preview for Timp.

am--3 Nice run up Freedom Blvd w/ James and Aspen.

pm--7 Anasazi from gate to gate in the afternoon drizzle. What's more beautiful than the desert in the rain?

am--5.5 Anasazi w/ Tom. Nice chat. I also got skunked, fishing Mammoth.

I finished a book that is full of life, the good parts and the bad parts. The book is The Brothers K by David James Duncan.

am--5 Ran from home, down Warrior Way, and back home. Race in the evening.

am--2.25 Easy run w/ the boys, girls, and some b-ballers.

pm--4.5 Golf Course run mostly w/ Soren. 

am--2.5 SC Drive and a chat w/ Robert. Remember ugh day otherwise.

pm--5.5 Anasazi in weather bordering on triple digits. Just stupid for September.

pm--5.5 Same run as yesterday in temperatures about 10 degrees hotter and a dry podcast about Meister Eckhart. Way more fun than expected.

pm--6.25 SC Parkway w/ 5x 2-3:00 pickups every 5 minutes and 4x hill sprints. Felt good.

am--5 Ran to and from the shakeout. Really not in a good space w/ coaching. 

am--4.25 Ran from the hotel to the capitol building. It's quite the climb, but the view is pleasant. 
 

I finished another Pepe Carvalho mystery, An Olympic Death, by Manuel Vazquez Montalban. The mystery was never much of a mystery and never truly solved, but the main character was engaging.

am--2.75 Only got a morning run in today. Still feeling extra fatigue. I finished an interesting book by my current fav, David James Duncan. The book is called God Laughs & Plays after a quote from Meister Eckhart. It's got me on a spiritual reading bent.

pm--5.75 Anasazi w/ the Chipmunk loop. It was warm but decent. I listened to some more on Meister Eckhart.

am--5 Anasazi w/ Tom and Jack. It's fun to be around smart weirdos.

am--2.5 Nice morning loop that I wasn't initially happy about. :)

am--5 Longer morning run because of the meet later. Meet went well. Kids responded to the challenge.

am--5 Longer morning run, added w/ James and Emmy. It's beginning to look a lot like autumn.

am--7 Beautiful morning run on Anasazi--gate-to-gate--w/ my neighbor. Weather was awesome.

pm--5.5 Truncated version of the Rim Trails on tires legs, listening to Jonathan Marcus drone on about coaching while he pretends to interview Mike Smith. Ha. Nice afternoon.

pm--6.5 SC Parkway w/ 5x 2-3 minutes of uptempo w/ recovery to 5 minutes and 4x hill sprints after. A nice confidence builder.

am--2.5 Pacey morning run w/ a good crew.

pm--4.5 Heights warm w/ some running and helping Jackson to sub-20--19:48! Fun to see the team rally around someone.

am--5 Ran to and from practice because of the meet later. Lots of cool things happening this week w/ the team.

am--2.25 Shakeout w/ a slightly smaller group.

pm--5.5 Anasazi w/ some Bad Religion. Needed to sweat off some angst.

pm--6.25 Barrel Roll figure 8. This was basically a 5-mile trail tempo w/ a cooldown. Not sure why I pushed it, but I did. Felt yesterday like life is creeping into my physical well-being.

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.