Turn your rut into a groove.

am--6.25 Nice, tough workout w/ the girls this morning--6 x 1000. We warmed up to Pizza Hut and jumped into the repeats. I seem to be fairly consistent w/ these. 3:40ish is a good effort for me. Last year, that put me right in the mix w/ the top girls. Now, it's just good enough to float off the back of them. They are getting so fast. The next pack of girls pushed themselves and came through w/ some solid times. We're working on closing the gap between the 2 groups. We had a fairly successful meet on Sat. and the tighter grouping will continue to help us push for a Region title. 

pm--3.5 We made up the run as we went, followed by weights and plyos. 

am--4 Morning run on an unusual route. This might become my go-to 4-miler. The mornings are starting to take on a crisp Fall feel. 

pm--6.5 Shoe run. As much as the mornings have a Fall feel, the afternoons still have a Summer feel. It was toasty today. We finished w/ striders. 

am--5.5 PH warm w/ 3 x 2min. and 4 x 400 w/ 1 min. and 30 sec. recovery respectively. We were able to pack up a bit more today. The girls ran well. We had a slightly bigger group than normal. It's good to see the girls out working hard. I left the girls at PH and extended to the DI loop. 

pm--3.5 Easy afternoon to Hot Nails w/ the crazy girls. 

pm--5.5 Slept an extra hour after I woke up w/ a killer head ache. It made for a bad morning. In the afternoon, did 4 up to Green Springs, followed by striders. Weights and plyos after. 

am--6.5 Warmed-up to Harts before the kids came. Did AC, followed by 4 x 200, which actually felt pretty good, at least in the legs. I feel like I'm getting a bit quicker. Last year, a good split was 39 seconds, and that was with a push at the very end. This year, I'm hitting 38 seconds every time. Finished off w/ PH cool-down. Seemed a tad bit overcast as I was finishing. 

pm--7 A nice little run w/ some tempo in the middle--~7:40 pace. I wanted to go a few more miles, but I was as drained as drained can be. I'll get some more miles at the run-a-thon. 

am--4.75 Ran a few laps around the track during the run-a-thon then finished up to Harts and back. The run-a-thon was a blast, but now I'm paying for it. So tired.