Monthly Archives: September 2011

Making progress

Posted on September 30, 2011 by G

Friday yoga class! Light turnout today meant lots of correction from the instructor. Pigeon was on the list for today, and I dutifully slid a block under my bum and she came over and asked me, “Why do you have … Continue reading →

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This IS my happy face.

Posted on September 29, 2011 by G

Since it’s Thursday, I went with J and lifted. Some days are harder than others; today was a really hard day. I fought and cheated and barely made my reps. But that’s how you get stronger, I guess. My period … Continue reading →

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Cause and effect

Posted on September 27, 2011 by G

Went to lift weights with J this morning for the first time in nearly 2 weeks. I have to stop taking these long breaks… I won’t make any progress if I slack off! Got my 15 reps in at normal … Continue reading →

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Grump

Posted on September 25, 2011 by G

Well they can’t all be good runs right? I’m visiting my parents to attend a funeral this weekend, and I went out for a run around their neighborhood. I got about 1.5 of the 3 miles I had planned, then … Continue reading →

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In short

Posted on September 22, 2011 by G

Quickie post today: got 2.5 miles in before lunch today. Wasn’t great; my calves were twingey. But it didn’t take too long and I could continue on my day…

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Gettin it in

Posted on September 20, 2011 by G

I missed my Monday scheduled run (I believe the rationale went something like… I’m hungry and tired and forget this I’m eating Wheat Thins and playing video games) but I squeezed one in on the boring treadmill today.  3.2mi of … Continue reading →

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Running in unfamiliar places

Posted on September 16, 2011 by G

I tend to value novelty, so I jumped at the chance to go running in my friend’s neighborhood. And it turned out to be a pretty okay run; there were lots of hills and it was challenging. It wasn’t fast … Continue reading →

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Payoffs

Posted on September 15, 2011 by G

This morning J and I went to lift weights.  I’m learning that the fine-scale adjustments on the machines– not like seat height, but um, “stroke length” (I don’t really know what to call it, the distance that you push the … Continue reading →

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Workin on my night moves

Posted on September 13, 2011 by G

You guys get two posts today!  Please excuse the title; I appear to be loopy this evening. I worked late today and had an awful case of the fidgets when I got home, but it was already 8:30 and dark.  … Continue reading →

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Not enough?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by G

J is out today, so I went to lift weights alone. I’m back to the weight and reps I was doing before I took my, er, break. Then I did some quickie yoga and stretched and showered and was at … Continue reading →

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