she ded

off. 

spent the morning hiking in the desert, followed by a long drive + flight back to ATL.

it was so good to spend time with friends and be out in the deep blue sunshiney skies and endless open space of the mountain west. that is home.

off again.

i got in at 6:30am and had just enough time to regroup before heading to work on zero sleep. it was a most miserable time and my students started a water fight with a bottle of bubbles. i thought i would run when i got home but i ended up falling asleep before 7pm. 

it's hard to catch up after two zero mile days -- this week is already a bust. 

beltline.

beltine.

georgia tech + beltline.

i'm trying to get myself back on track -- being in utah for a week was awesome, but it threw off my ATL groove (which took me five+ months to find). these days, it seems even the tiniest disturbances in routine can tip me over. focus-then-lapse has been my story all year.

9 miles with james. beltine + piedmont + georgia tech detour because james had to pick up a pen from his office.

shout out to jenny on her second place finish in the slc marathon. she ran a gutsy race and finished it out with a very solid time despite nasty blisters and a tough second half. it's so difficult to continue to push your body through pain even though goals have slipped away. i'm proud of her for hanging tough and staying focused to the end.