Monthly Archives: September 2012

Happy Friday!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by G

It’s a beautiful day– a thunderstorm rolled through last night so today is cooler and breezy.  I can’t let such a nice day go un-runned!  It’s been a while since I ran outside, and I picked a new route– it … Continue reading →

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Doubling a half

Posted on September 27, 2012 by G

Still sore! Skipped both running and leg work, and put double focus into upper body/core work today. I did two sets of my usual dumbbell exercises– the first set I used the next dumbbell heavier, did 8 reps, then went … Continue reading →

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YMMV*

Posted on September 26, 2012 by G

Ow, I hurt! Yesterday’s leg work made for a sore morning– no injuries or major pain, but I’m pretty stiff. But it’s Wednesday, and that’s a running day, so I still hopped on the treadmill for a slow-but-solid 30 minutes. … Continue reading →

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Crunchy knees…

Posted on September 25, 2012 by G

Lots of fun at the gym today. I started by running a fast mile and a half, then did my usual upper body lifts, then I added squats (knee says "hey"), then calf exercises on the leg press machine (knee … Continue reading →

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TGIF indeed

Posted on September 21, 2012 by G

Last run of the week! Only 30 minutes today, and I barely made it that long. Ugh. Everything is sore. About halfway through the run endorphins started to kick in and I stopped aching so much, but still. My upper … Continue reading →

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The mental and emotional challenge of Running While Fat: mostly other people

Posted on September 20, 2012 by G

Three-way combo Thursday: I ran, I lifted, I did some yoga. The running part was 1.5 miles, fast. (I am so excited that I am getting faster! What used to be my “oh jeez this is pretty fast” pace is … Continue reading →

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5k kind of day

Posted on September 19, 2012 by G

The plan for today’s workout kept shifting. Since I felt cruddy yesterday, I was shooting for 30 minutes. Then I felt better this morning, so I changed that to 35 minutes. Then, since I hadn’t worked out on Monday, I … Continue reading →

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Rainy-day inertia

Posted on September 18, 2012 by G

Cruddy weather, tired feeling, and possibly fighting a bug. That’s today! But J dragged me to the gym, where I ran a quick mile (half of it at 10-minute pace– super fast for me– and the rest still fast) and … Continue reading →

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Week complete.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by G

Shark week snuck up on me yesterday (there’s nothing like being in the middle of a run and realizing your period just started, 3 days early) and today my uterus is declaring its monthly war on my insides. But (since … Continue reading →

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Combo Thursday

Posted on September 13, 2012 by G

J and I headed to the gym to move some heavy things around this morning. It still feels good to be making progress in moving heavy things; I’m doing more reps on bicep curls and bench presses and increasing weight … Continue reading →

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