Turn your rut into a groove.

am--5 Bloomington Hills North Park. I'm guesstimating miles, but 5 should be close. The kids did some pace work today--1200s and 1600s. Off to camp and off-line. RHR--52. 

pm--2.5 Short double at Deer Haven Campground--9,500+ ft. 

am--5 Brutal Hill run from Deer Haven Campground. Macey really did well today, and Alli J has decided that hills are her new favorite thing. 

pm--2.5 Some miles at Navajo Lake after team pics in our camp shirts. Heard some great thoughts and experiences from some cool kids tonight. The team is coming together and looks to be something special. 

am--8 Long Run on the Virgin River Rim Trail. The trail is an undulating single-track that runs through the trees. We had a good group of girls running together today. 

pm--2.5 Short run on the road out from camp. Nerd wars after. Something about a styrofoam sword brings out the intensity. 

am--5.5 Hill workout--2 sets of 3x 80-sec. hill climbs. This was hard, especially at this elevation, but the girls pushed together. After the workout, we cleaned up, watched some gut-busting skits, and headed home. Great camp. Yet, it's always good to come back home. That elevation has a way of humbling me. 

am--5 Sullivan Park out-and-back w/ barefoot striders after. We had a small but strong PV contingent at the park this morning. It was nice to be running in familiar places again. RHR--51. 

am--7.5 Harmon's + out-and-back w/ 15-min. fast finish. It took me a long while to feel any semblance of goodness this morning. In fact, I felt best when I took the pace down during the fast finish. I ended up drenched in sweat. Nevertheless, it was a decent finish to a tough week. RHR--52. 

am--7 River Trail w/ 5x 1-min. pick-ups. I felt pretty good today. We had a nice group w/ some great packing on the pick-ups. RHR--49.

pm--3.5 Easy run. I did a little more than the afternoon shakeout because we have a race tomorrow evening. 2k on the erg after--8:20. 

am--3.5 Lutheran Loop. I wanted to get some extra running in this morning. Lucky, I did. Maybe 1/4 mile into the run a girl slipped off of a wall and landed on her wrist. I walked her around the block and back to school, eventually learning that she had broken her wrist, before I had to be at the welcome-back breakfast. RHR--56.

am--5.5 Green Springs. Nice distance run. RHR--54.

pm--Weights. No run due to the lightning in the area. 

am--3 Old, old morning route. Felt decent. RHR--56.

pm--5.5 Old Man hills w/ some striders. It was our first real afternoon workout. It went pretty well. . . like  a fist. It's good to be back at school. 

am--3.5 DI/Weights/Harts +. Got a few miles in before practice, got swole, a bit more running, and the second day of school. RHR--52.

pm--5 Road to Baker. After we had some pizza and two great discussions about individual strengths and weknesses. I love the group I'm blessed to work with. 

am--11 Forsyth Trail to the top(?). Pretty steady running w/ a bit of power hiking mixed in. We gained about 3,500 ft. in 5.5 miles then turned around and ran back down. The view at the top was amazing, and I loved every minute of it. Wild raspberries are tasy, maybe only because they're wild. 

am--9 Early morning long run on the Washington Parkway Loop. Good great. It was nice to run in slightly cooler weather, and I love dark morning runs. RHR--51.

pm--2.5 Short shakeout run after an inspiring lesson from Coach Holt. The legs are mush after the weekend. 

am--3.5 DI/Harts w/ weights in the middle. Legs felt better after rolling last night. RHR--51.

pm--5.75 Shoe Run (Mosquito Trail for everyone else). It was warm out, things went well. You can really tell if you've drunk enough during the day when it's hot out. 

am--5 DI/Neighborhood/Costco. Got in some miles because I know this afternoon will be fewer miles. RHR--47.

pm--3 BHNP. Ran around to set up the cones and little more during the kids' workout. Hot in the jungle today. 

am--3.5 DI/Weights/Running Center Loop. Decent morning. It was a bit cooler. RHR--53.

pm--5.5 Reverse Fire Station w/ Wash. Elementary extension. It was hot again, and everyone opted for the lower part of the window. 

am--5.5 DI/Bank/Running Center Loop. Good morning to run and be alive. RHR--50.

pm--2.75 Some running around the BHNP setting up and taking down the course. The teams did well. 

pm--5 Easy miles to cap off a bigger week. Didn't run any laps at the run-a-thon but got to chat w/ some kids and get to know them a little better. It was also good to reflect on some success at the Desert Relays.

am--9.25 Sunrise w/ some pick-ups on the river trail. I felt good once we got started. Lot of us were dragging after the long weekend. RHR--49.

pm--2.25 Green Springs. A nice little run before a team chat. 

am--3.75 DI/Weights/BK. Feeling peppy due to the sub-70 degree temperature. RHR--49.

pm--7.25 Looped out to Hell Hole. It was a fun run despite the afternoon sun. Fun group of girls. Lucky we didn't go to the pond. Would've caught giardia. 

am--5.5 DI/Neighborhood/Running Center. Another cooler morning. That's one thing I look for ward to the most with the coming of fall. Group ended up running in classes--seniors, juniors, sophomores. Just worked out that way. RHR--50. 

pm--3(?) set up the course for the workout and hit the home stretch on each repeat. The kids were hammering in the heat. It was fun to watch.

am--3.5 DI/Weights/Harts. Felt a little rusty at the beginning of the run, but weights seemed to perk up my body. Imagine that. RHR--48.

pm--5.25 Out-and-back towards Target. Fun group. I've noticed my legs go about one speed, regardless of the fatigue level. 

am--4 DI/Neighborhood. Not much to say other than I'm dragging a little because my sleep was restless last night. RHR--52.

pm--5.25 Reverse fire station. The run didn't go as planned w/ multiple lightning breaks. Our administration takes weather warnings very seriously. 

pm--5.5 Some Tready. I didn't run until later, after the SUU Invite and a ward party. The meet went well. Our kids really battled. I see better days. RHR--49.

am--8.5 Sunrise Loop w/ 2450 hills (10x). Great run this morning, once we got going. The weather was beautiful. The girls were rocking. RHR--49.

pm--2.25 Almost Green Springs after a nice lesson by Coach Holt. Also got some exciting/interesting news today. 

am--3.5 DI/Weights/Harts. Nice morning w/ some good lifting. Sad thing is, some of the varsity girls are lifting as much as me. I like to think that they are strong, not that I am weak. RHR--47. 

pm--6.25 Looped down by the middle school and then up the trail by AC. Seemed like a lot of incline and heat, but, nevertheless, we made it. Time to visualize the fist.

am--5.5 DI/Neighborhood/Running Center. Good morning after a hot one yesterday. RHR--46.

pm--3 Standard BHNP workout mileage. Kids had a great workout today, hitting paces in the hot sun.