Turn your rut into a groove.

I finished The Last Battle and with it the entire series. It was a fun vacation project.

With my last bit of time before school was back in session, I read Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) by Jeff Tweedy. He’s the main singer and songwriter of Wilco, a band I’ve enjoyed over the years. He’s an engaging writer and shows some vulnerability in the book. It was a good read. I also got good news about my aging body.

The final bit of news I’ve anticipated came today. I’m pumped to get back to exercising, but it might take a few weeks to really get rolling. 

I finished The Tragedy of King Lear and gathered quotable quotes as I did.

I finally went running. It’s been 9 days, and I could feel it. Things that don’t normally hurt hurt, and things that normally hurt hurt. On top of that, I’m a mucus machine right now. I was sucking air.

pm--3.5 Basically Hot Nails and back. It was good to get out, but I'm not feeling much pep and am struggling a bit. 

pm--4.5 Ran the warm and cool w/ the kids, sandwiched around the 6-min. test. I felt a bit better today and added 10 minutes. Patience. 

pm--3.5 Mustang Pass, almost to the pass. Feeling a bit better everyday. 

pm--4 Green Springs for a nice run. I'm feeling. . . better(?). Going on a week of running. That's a win. The sickness is waning. That's exciting. Bouncing back in 2019!!!

pm—3.5 A few miles before heading up north to a drill competition. The body’s coming back.

am—4 Same route in Orem as last Saturday. Felt a bit better.

pm--6 Lin's and back. Went out w/ the big group and back w/ Brinley, Rayne, and Addi. Longest run in a few weeks for me, and I totally spaced the pickups. Felt good, though. 

pm--5 Rainy run w/ some tempo sections w/ some younger girls. 

pm--4.25 City Creek Trail. I really enjoyed the conversations. I'm lucky to work w/ such awesome kids. 

pm--5 Arctic Circle and back w/ some running around the track during the rootbeer mile. Fun stuff w/ some projectile vomiting at the finish line. 

pm--4.75 Ran over to the hill circuits and ran around while the kids did their thing. Fun group, fun times. Feeling better by the day. 

am--6 A good jaunt around The Canyons. It turned into a virtual tempo pace--for the current version of me--by the end. 

am—7 Ran out w/ the crew then flipped to find Kylee. We made it halfway up the Sand Hill and headed back. Decent pace on the return. This is my longest run in minutes and miles in about a month.

am—Some weights and body-weight exercises.

pm—5 River Trail to Sullivan and back w/ 6x striders. Things are coming back, but it still feels hard, especially chasing fit teens.

I finished Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig last night. It was a slow read. I enjoyed the talk of matters resembling the title but slogged through denser passages contrasting Aristotle and Plato. My reading is set up nicely for other books on DIY living.

pm—4 A quick run when I got home. Off to Region Drill.

pm—6 A relaxed run. The breathing was easy, but my heart rate suggests I’m still not 100%. It felt good to keep a steady pace and sweat a bit.

pm--5 Some running while the kids did hill circuits. Yay. 

am—7.75 I biked to my parents’s house and met Tom to run the Anasazi Trail. It was just what I needed, chatting and enjoying the scenery. A run like this has been missing from my arsenal lately. I biked home after. 

pm—8.25 Long Run w/ some pickups. I actually felt pretty decent. The girls are looking fit and strong. 

I also finished The Great Gatsby again. The real story of the American Dream told in fairly beautiful language.

pm--5.5 Did some running while the kids did their tempo work. Some miles were faster than others. 

pm--5.25 We ran the trails near Harrisburg. It was a good time. I choose Michael, I think. 

pm--6 I missed practice because of a dentist appointment, so I ended up jaunting around the barrio. It was a nice run w/ some good chat. The social aspect of running is one of many aspects I enjoy.