Turn your rut into a groove.

am--4.25 Serenity/Tuweap Loop. Just starting the week. RHR--50. 

pm--4.75 A nice little run into Green Valley after Julien's baptism. It was good to see most of the team together. The weather is fantastic right now. 

pm--7 Hour run w/ 5x pick-ups (6:50ish) w/ 4-min. regular pace between. I felt pretty good. Erged for 2k after. Hit the last 500m in under 2 minutes. RHR--52. 

pm--5x 1000 @ CV pace. Same warm-up as last week and hit the intervals on the SC rubgy field. Because of the pick-ups yesterday, I was a little worried the legs wouldn't respond. They did OK. The splits were 4:00, 3:56, 4:00, 4:00, and 4:00 w/ ~2:30 between. Other than the 2nd, the intervals were right where they should be. That being said, today was more labored than last week. Still excited. RHR--55. 

On a more exciting note, we're expecting in May and found out today that it's a boy. 3 girls, now a boy. If anyone has any good boy names they aren't planning on using, send them my way. 

am--5 Coral Cliff out-and-back. Good morning. My body seems to have handled the workout yesterday well enough. RHR--52. 

pm--7 Rim Circuit. It was overcast from the beginning, so I tried my darnedest to outrun the sunset and the rain. Mostly succeeded. 

pm--5 Easy miles w/ 4x striders at the end. Felt decent. Pulled 2k after w/ increasing stroke rate and intensity. RHR--54. 

am--9 Reverse SC Loop. I got out a little later. It was still chilly and windy, so I tighted up. After climbing the cemetery hill, I let the body do its thing. The pace was in the mid- to low-7s from the crest of the hill. Nice tempo work for me. Good week. RHR--49.