Turn your rut into a groove.

pm--6 Fartlek (3 min., 3 min., 4 min., and 5 min. @ ~7:00 min. pace w/ 2 min. recovery jog) w/ some decent running. Towards the end, I felt some tightness in the right hamstring. We'll see how that goes. 

am--7 Usual morning run w/ Lava Cove extension. The hamstring was a bit twingey but nothing too scary. Otherwise, evertyhing went great. 

pm--5 A good run w/ 8 x 100m striders. Ominous yearly total today--66*. 

pm--6 A nice progression run w/ 2.5 going below 8. Went on a hike w/ the fam earlier but had a hard time talking myself into running. 

am--6 Pine Valley. I ran part of the Cemetary Trail. It had a good initial climb and soft single-track most of the way. Supposedly, this trail connects to the Gardner Peak Trail. I'll explore that trail someday. 

am--12 Down the course. Lame I know, but everyone I know was doing it. Went running w/ the in-laws and a neighbor. I dropped everyone off on the way to 12. My goal was to catch everyone. Some had hopped out at 8 and my neighbor at 10. Well it took me nearly 11 miles to catch them, but I did. I never pushed into the uncomfortable zone, but by the end, I had to work to hold pace. Overall 7:42 per mile pace. It's close to a T-man pace for me. I'm actually happy with today's run. Some good aerobic miles w/ 90+ minutes of running. We ate at the Egg & I after.