Turn your rut into a groove.

am—7.5 SC Reserve trails. We hit Black Brush and the front side of Barrel Roll. It’s been a while since I’ve been out there. Could make it a daily habit.

I finished Amazing Racers by Marc Bloom over the weekend. Quite a fascinating look at Bill Aris and FM cross-country. I wasn’t sure I was in the right headspace for a running/coaching book, but I’m glad I read it.

pm—3 Some running at the Dixie meet. Still pretty durn hot.

am--5 T. Lutheran w/ bank-and-back. Nice run w/ some good kiddos. Kept it pretty solid the whole time. 

pm--5.5 A scorcher today. We went to Target and back. I'm excited for Murray tomorrow. 

am—5 Same as Wednesday—Lutheran + Bank. I love these morning runs. They’re the perfect combo of moving meditation and then fun w/ the crew. Kaylee and I had a nice chat today.

am—5.5 State Course w/ some hill work and strides. The girls were digging. I think they were happy w/ how they ran at Murray. The early season work is showing, but there’s more to do.

am--8 Truncated Parkway w/ 1-, 2-, 3-, 2-, 1-, and 1-min pickups. I got to chat w/ Brook and watch Sadie rock it. 

pm--6.5 River Trail w/ a good crew. I feel really blah lately, not fully healthy, a bit creaky, who knows. 

am--4.5 DI/Bank. Trudged through a few miles because I won't be able to run this evening. We have a meet. 

pm—5.5 Green Springs. My fav route even though today was a grind. Solid work, regardless.

am—2.5 Bank and back. Felt okay. The morning was beautiful.

pm—5 Some running while the kids did their hill circuits. My leg was hurting, especially up and down the hills. I took it pretty easy and salt soaked when I got home.

pm—3 A short and slow run to try and maintain the achy leg. 

am—8 Turkey Farm w/ pickups. I always love this run even though the hill doesn’t get easier. I was able to run w/ a different crew today. It’s fun to see new people buying in and enjoying improvement.

pm—5.5 Snozberry or something like that. I had some fun times with banter and eventually felt okay.

am—2.5 A nice little push to the bank and back.

pm—6 Warmup and some running around the grass while the kids did their workout. Good, hard work today.

pm--5 Middleton to the hidden fish park and back. The way back turned into a stouter pace than was necessary. We need to work on that. 

I enjoyed an Infinite Summer of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest and finished the book last night. What an interesting read. Learned enough about AA and tennis to make me look into things a bit more. I really enjoy DFW's prose and essays, but this tome won't be a reread anytime soon. Really glad I took the time to read it. 

pm—5 Loops at Scera Park. It was a run to help me remember why I love running. The weather was beautiful, and, for some reason, I love to run in the grass. Grass makes you stronger, driving and lifting.

am—5.5 Looped fro Gma Cokey’s into Provo and back. As much as yesterday’s run was a beaut, this was a struggle. 

am—10 Sugar Loaf out-and-back w/ a 15-min. tempo. The run was as great as the morning weather. I was able to hit the tempo w/ Adri and Brooke. I also gained a greater understanding of the relationships that running can build. I’m thankful for all it’s given me.

I finished How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins. A quick business read that might keep a group from falling off the face of the earth. I like that Collins’s books lend themselves to many different intensities of reading.

pm—6 Telegraph out-and-back. We took it easy and enjoyed ourselves.

am—2.5 Bank-and-back. Kaylee and I had a good chat. I love Wednesday mornings.

pm—6 Warm and cool around the workout w/ some counterclockwise running during. The kids looked good today.

pm—6.25 Fire Station w/ Brown neighborhood extension. I actually felt pretty good once we got going.

am--2.5 Bank and back. Felt decent. The morning was beautiful. 

pm--5 I turned w/ those racing tomorrow. My body was feeling beat up, and the stout pace, even those young ones were frisky, kept me honest the whole time. 

pm—3 Got out w/ my neighbor for a little post-din jaunt.

am--8 Long run for the week w/ some pickups. I ended up w/ the level 2s. Man, they're rocking it.