Turn your rut into a groove.

pm--9 A nice, even-paced run after watching Melvin Gordon do his thing. I haven't made any goals, but I want to keep up the 8-10 mile runs. 

pm--5 Late progressive run on the middle girl's bday. It felt okay. I'll be glad to get back to a routine next week even though I've enjoyed some down time. 

pm--4 A few lazy days, and the running suffers. Isn't it ironic how being active makes you run more and running more makes you more active. I guess the second one is a real duh but anyway. RHR--57.

pm--5 A nice Dog Pound Loop w/ an extension around the PV block. It was good to run w/ the kids again. They are pumped to be back running as evidenced by the defacto tempo pace today. Well, got that out of the way for the week. RHR--54.

pm--7.25 Nice run up around the Canyons at a decent pace. Went after dark, but the temperatures felt good. I even wore a short-sleeve shirt. RHR--54.

pm--8.75 A nice, steady run to get in some aerobic work. RHR--57.

pm--5.5 Green Springs w/ Dixie Nutrition extension. It was a nice run today @ a pretty hardy pace. Good to catch up w/ some of the kiddos and Ryan. RHR--57. 

pm--4.5 Nice, easy run on a tender ankle. I rolled it like 4 times on yesterday's run. RHR--55.

pm--9 A good, steady run for 80ish minutes. I really enjoy these runs. Nothing heavy-duty, but I'm able to just kind of float into some kind of a groove. RHR--57. 

pm--5 Fartlek work--5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 min. bouts w/ 2 min. recovery. Felt pretty good. RHR--49.

pm--7 Just some miles. For some reason, I'm not super motivated right now, but running still does me good. RHR--52.

pm--6 Easy run w/ 8 x striders tacked on the end. RHR--56.

pm--5 Tinman tempo. The run felt decent. My motivation is still rolling around somewhere on the floor. RHR--54.

pm--9 Tready w/ the HRM. It was pretty nice and easy. HR was around 150, for what it's worth. RHR--55.

pm--6 Just another run. Kind of dumb week for running, but I got 38 miles in the week I turned 38. That's got to count for something. 

pm--6 A nice loop up through Lava Cove and down Tuweap w/ a little addition on my own. Felt good to get a run in outside. 

pm--8 The big Lava Cove/Canyons loop. I felt decent. I wore the HRM and am still trying to get a gauge for that and the feedback it gives. We'll see how long I'm motivated to wear that thing. RHR--52. 

pm--7 A nice shoe run w/ a bit of an extension followed by striders. The group stayed together pretty well today. It was fun. RHR--55.

pm--8 Nice slow burner. Pure aerobic goodness. It's been a pretty good running week for me. RHR--56.

am--6 Barrel Roll figure 8. I intended on going about twice this far, but it was work out there today. I'm not sure if it's because I haven't been on the trails for almost a month or because of the hectic nature of the last day or so. (I didn't get a run in yesterday because we had some water heater issues and minor water damage and other stuff.) I'm not very handy, but I figured it wasn't a great day to say, "See you later, Honey. I'm going running. You handle this."

On that note, I decided to set some goals for my running in the near future. Trails x 3 every week and a double-digit run. The other days  will find a way. 

pm--8 Canyons Kidney run or at least that's what I'm calling it. I had an enjoyable run in a short sleeve shirt on a January night. Go figure. I'm working on keeping these normal runs at a steady, aerobic pace. 

pm--4 Temple Quarry trail w/ the kiddos. This is a bit slow going once you hit the lave rock, but it's a fun trail if a tad on the short side. 

pm--8 Progressive run. Started nice and easy but spent a good chunk of time in the mid-7s. 

pm--4 Easy peasy. Not much else to say. Need to hit the trails. 

am--3.5 Ultimate miles. I'm counting them when the running week has been so . . . . Plus, we were champs. Thanks to all the old bucks who are younger than Dave and I. They made us look good. I will definitely get out later for some miles. 

pm--4.5 Easy miles. I was a bit sore from trying to play around like I'm half my age. Did some Tabata-style stuff w/ some weights after.