Monthly Archives: June 2013

First swim of the year!

Posted on June 30, 2013 by G

I finally made it over to the pool to get some lap swimming in!  I managed 20 laps in 35 minutes.  I have no idea how long the lap lane is, but I’m not trying to be competitive in any … Continue reading →

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Saturday run

Posted on June 29, 2013 by G

All right, today was the last run to hit my little, completely arbitrary goal of running 4 times a week for 3 weeks.  And it also wraps up June with 43.2 miles.  I’ll take it! Today’s run was a 3 … Continue reading →

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Need inspiration…

Posted on June 28, 2013 by G

Another run outdoors in the oppressive heat and humidity today… I tried to head out a little earlier in the hope of avoiding some of the heat but it really didn’t help any. I hit the ibuprofen and water bottle … Continue reading →

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Mental blocks

Posted on June 27, 2013 by G

J was back today so we went to the gym to lift heavy things. Since I’m only lifting 2 days a week I really shouldn’t skip days– I wind up losing a lot of progress when I do. Today’s lifts … Continue reading →

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Hot hot summertime

Posted on June 26, 2013 by G

More running. More heat. More pacing problems. More pooping out, hard. Argh! I started off too fast again. It’s deceptive– I get my pace after 5 or 10 minutes and it feels easy and I say to myself, "Oh! Maybe … Continue reading →

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Melty

Posted on June 25, 2013 by G

I skipped my run yesterday. It was my birthday… my period had just started so I was a crampy mess… the weather was awful… and I just didn’t feel like it, okay? I can skip if I want to. :) … Continue reading →

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Very good Saturday

Posted on June 22, 2013 by G

I woke up early today (for a weekend at least; I slept in only until 8– weekdays I’m up at 6) motivated and raring to go run!  The plan was to get out early before the sun got hot but … Continue reading →

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Summer in the city

Posted on June 21, 2013 by G

It’s another beautiful day for running outside! This summer has been awfully mild so far– and I’m not complaining at all, since the norm is steamy swampiness from May until September. (I’ve probably jinxed it now.) 40 minutes running around … Continue reading →

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Optimism all around

Posted on June 20, 2013 by G

I had a plan for a kinder, gentler lifting day today– I’m still sore from Tuesday. However, it wasn’t really kinder nor gentler; I did what I always do for the most part, but I took 10 pounds off the … Continue reading →

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Take it easy

Posted on June 19, 2013 by G

I took the advice of everyone who commented two posts ago and slowed way down for the first 10 minutes of my run today, and found the remaining 20 minutes were much easier and made a solid pace. (I am … Continue reading →

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