Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4 Truncated morning run w/ some decent convo. 

pm--3 Warm and cool w/ the kids sandwiched around their Kosmin test. 

pm--4 miles of not much to say. 

pm--5 Pushed the pace a little towards the end--3 sub-8 miles. 

pm--3 Just a short run. 

pm--7 A progressive run w/ an average ~8:00. 

pm--5 A run w/ some increasing incline at a leisurely pace. 

pm--5 Some good, steady miles before the LIA banquet. It was awesome--food, friends, and fun. Way more pasta salad than I expected. 

am--5.5 Chuckwalla to the overlook w/ Wellz. It was a nice run on the trails as the sun was peeking over the hills. 

pm--3 Down to Dixie Dr. and back after nearly a week off thanks to a slight back tweak. It felt good to get out again. I actually missed running.

am--4 Woke up and tested the back again. It is sorest in the morning, but the activity was good for it. I went all the way up and down Lava Flow. 

pm--5.5 I ran from home to my parents' w/ a little extension around Lava Cove. The back is feeling much better, and I have been tempting the fates w/ it. The evening was nice.

am--4.5 Nice little run around the neighborhood w/ my brother in law. I'm really liking the morning weather and the running right now. It's time for a runsurrection. Not a word, probably. 

pm--3 Had a nice slow burner down to Dixie Drive and back. The nights right now are perfect. 

am--6 Usual morning run. It was grand. I'm really liking this running thing. It is a lot easier without certain stressors. 

am--6.5 My sister's birthday. Bob Dylan's birthday. It's a great day to run. I got out after the sun was up and have to say that I enjoyed the warmth. Can't wait for summer practice to begin. 

am--6 Barrel Roll in reverse w/ Andy. I actually felt pretty good. I love the quad burn that happens w/ some decent incline. 

am--12.25 I've decided that I'll run upon waking this week. I got out a little after 7 today and went for a nice run on the usual morning route. When I got home, my buddy queried about a trail run. It's hard to pass up a chance to get out w/ him because the running and chatter are incomparable. So I quickly mowed the lawn and headed out again w/ about an hour between runs. Not sure how the body takes it all in--a long run or two shorter runs--but it actually felt good to beat up the legs a bit. 

pm--5.25 Slept in and didn't get out until later. The legs felt really flat, probably from yesterday's mileage, and the headwind for the first half of the run didn't help. Just kept trucking. I got some new kicks and gave them a whirl. Light and soft. Not sure how I feel about that yet. 

am--6.5 Extended Green Valley loop like last Friday, but today was way harder. I felt like I had just tempoed the whole thing when I finished. Maybe I should have backed off a bit the last 2 days. I chose not to because we are headed to the left coast to catch some baseball and other things. We'll be a game away from watching Kershaw. Bummer.