Monthly Archives: December 2012

Quick Holiday Update

Posted on December 30, 2012 by G

Happy holidays, folks!  I just got home from spending a week visiting my family in my ancestral homeland, and let me just say that I am so done with traveling right now.  Home feels weird– well yeah, I’ve only spent … Continue reading →

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Data junkie

Posted on December 21, 2012 by G

Today I aimed at 4 miles and made it without too much pain and suffering. I took a short walking break after 2 miles (and loosened my shoes) and another shorter one after 3.25, and I finished in 52 minutes. … Continue reading →

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I feel bad, I feel good

Posted on December 20, 2012 by G

I’ve caught a cold– last night my nose started running (it has a curious response: "Oh no a germ getitoutgetitoutGETITOUTaaaaAAahh") and today I’m feeling kind of cruddy. J and I went to lift this morning and I kept up fine, … Continue reading →

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Baby cheetahs make everything better

Posted on December 19, 2012 by G

Greetings, gentle readers. It’s not that I’ve forgotten to write today’s blog, but rather that I’ve had one heck of a day! I managed to go to the gym in the morning but the rest of the day was hours … Continue reading →

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Make it stronger

Posted on December 18, 2012 by G

Back in the weight room today, woohoo! I missed that, when I was on vacation– the hotel had a fitness center and my partner said "oh we should go" but we never did, and I contented myself with doing yoga … Continue reading →

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Shoe confusion

Posted on December 17, 2012 by G

I’m back on the gray, cold mainland and feeling a little bit bummed about it. I miss the sunshine and I didn’t even see a single rainbow!  But I got out for a 30 minute run and covered 2.5 miles– … Continue reading →

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Feelings of inadequacy

Posted on December 13, 2012 by G

I woke up early this morning, 6am local time (still haven’t adjusted to the 5-hour time difference) but the sun was just coming up and it was a good time to go for a run! I’m still having a really … Continue reading →

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Greetings from paradise

Posted on December 11, 2012 by G

Long time no blog! I forgot to write about Friday’s run, and then I left for vacation, and now I am on vacation. Which means that I get to tell you guys stories about doing yoga on the hotel room’s … Continue reading →

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Locker room apologies

Posted on December 6, 2012 by G

I focused on upper body lifts today in the weight room and concentrated on my form. I’d been getting a little sloppy with some of the dumbbell stuff, using the rest of my body to move the weight instead of … Continue reading →

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Soreness = Adaptation

Posted on December 5, 2012 by G

I took the new shoes for a longer spin today, 30 minutes on the treadmill. I put my Superfeet insoles in the shoes this time and it was pretty okay, despite having some hot spots, slippy heel and other assorted … Continue reading →

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