Turn your rut into a groove.

am--8.5 Sugar Loaf out-and-back w/ 8x 100m hills. What a great run. First off, it's feeling cooler in the morning. Second, the group was fantastic. Lots of girls found some new confidence over the weekend. This bodes well for the team. RHR--50. 

pm--2 Some grass loops w/ shoes. Both ball fields were unavailable. We talked about naming ponies. Goofy but fun. 

am--3.5 DI/Weights/Harts. The morning was whatever. My heel was pretty sore, and I'm trying to figure out how to make reading and writing more meaningful to students. RHR--48. 

pm--6 Telegraph w/ Sandberg'sish on the way back. We still have work to do with our group. Erged 1k after.

am--6 DI-Lutheran/Bank/Stg. Running Center. I know I won't be able to run this evening, with the meet and all, so I did some extra work this morning. The girls seem happy, and some nervous (excited?). And finally, the morning was cooler. RHR--48.

am--5 Didn't run w/ the kids at all today. It's good for them to run without the goofy old guy telling them to run faster all the time. But my neighbor texted about a run this evening, and, because I was feeling guilty, I went. Actually ended up feeling pretty good. RHR--52. 

am--5 Harts/Bank/STG Running Center Loop. It was what I would call autumnal this morning for the first time in a long time. We had summer Wednesday, rain Thursday, and fall today. RHR--54.

pm--6.5 Dirt-Mile Progressive Power Run. I ran w/ the second group of girls--Jenessa, Pyper, Jada, Alli Br., Jenna, and Macey. For 15 minutes we worked from 45 seconds above 5k pace down to 5k pace. The girls did awesome stuff. The future is bright, and the old man held up.

am--7.25 Hell's Hole w/ a good group before the car wash. It was fun to see a group operate at a quick fairly easily. Jacey is ready to do some damage. The car wash was awesome, singing, dancing, and chatting, all while we worked together. RHR--49. 

I also finished Originals by Adam Grant. It took me a little longer than it should have because I didn't devote much time to reading. (There's lots on the brain right now.) That being said, Grant always exceeds expectations. I expected to hear how innovators innovate, but the last few chapters dealt with motivational concerns that really seem pertinent. Plus, he does more than ride the coat tails of other thinkers; he actually conducts some of his own experiments, mostly soft sciences, but that's fine with me. Now on to Frankenstein and, perhaps, a Pink Floyd bio.