Turn your rut into a groove.

am--5.5 A nice morning run w/ some Coldplay and U2. Just took it easy and pondered some races that I want to run this year: Painter's 5K, Spectrum 10K, Hurricane Half, Utah Valley Marathon, Waunakee Fest 5K, Swiss Days 5K, and St. George Marathon. 

pm--6 Went for a sluggish run after school. I actually didn't eat lunch until 2:30 or 3:00, so the belly was stuffed. Then it was running and had to have  a pit stop in the middle. 

pm--8 I'll call this a quality workout. I wanted to get in a bigger fartlek workout. So I was shooting for 12x1 minute strides at faster than 5K pace--6:1Xs--w/ 1 minute jog in between. After a 3 mile warm-up, I hit it pretty good, although I did rest for a minute or so in the middle to get a drink and walked for a few seconds in between strides. Finished w/ a 2 mile cool-down. Here are the paces for my fartleks: 6:18, 6:24, 6:35, 6:30, 6:12, 6:03, 6:02, 6:15, 6:07, 6:10, 6:02, and 6:09. Feels pretty good other than those 3 near the beginning. 

am--6.25 Sunbrook loop w/ neighbor Greg. This was a hard run. The pace was probably a bit rigorous for the legs the day after. But seeing the miles pile up is great. 

pm--4.75 Sockless miles on the Sidewinder trail w/ Tom. It's good to get back in the weekly habit of heading out in the dirt. The only downside is that the 100s rub a little. I've got to get that figured out. I'm not sure if it's just a matter of toughening up the skin like caulouses for a guitar player or if it will be a constant problem. Time will tell. 

pm--8 Ran w/ the XC boys on the albino run. Not going to lie. It was hard, but I hung in there w/ them. Great runners they are.

pm--9.5 Tom and I went out on the Cove Wash West Trail and connected back to the road that runs parallel to Stucki Springs. Fun run. This ended up being around 90 minutes. 1 week down 51 to go.