Monthly Archives: December 2013

Set small goals. Achieve small goals.

Posted on December 30, 2013 by G

I’m finally back at home after a nice week with my parents. I’m off work until Thursday (yay!) so I’ve been having a quiet day at home doing housework (I believe in that superstition of getting all the housework done … Continue reading →

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Turning pancakes into miles

Posted on December 25, 2013 by G

Merry Christmas to my readers who celebrate it! I’m visiting my parents this week, and my mom made a lovely big Christmas breakfast of pancakes and bacon and fruit. And after it settled I borrowed the disused treadmill languishing in … Continue reading →

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Gotta go!

Posted on December 21, 2013 by G

It’s sunny and an unseasonably warm 67ºF, and it’s the last day before I sit in the car for hours and hours on my way for my Christmas visit to my parents– I just had to get out for a … Continue reading →

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Stage 3 Workout B: Complete!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by G

I’m very happy to say goodbye to Stage 3. Today’s workout was B4, and I threw myself at it with gusto despite my soreness– just because I was looking forward to being done. Workout B is more upper body/back of … Continue reading →

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I need a break…

Posted on December 18, 2013 by G

Against my better judgement, I headed to the gym today to do an "easy" "recovery" 30 minute run on the treadmill. Can you guess from the scare quotes how that went? Anyway, I dragged my sore butt 2 miles and … Continue reading →

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Stage 3 Workout A complete

Posted on December 17, 2013 by G

Today was A4, and I am pretty happy that I’m done with this one. It’s not that any of the exercises in particular are very hard, but it feels so long and grueling. Actually, I thought that, individually, a lot … Continue reading →

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Get on the floor like it’s your last chance…

Posted on December 12, 2013 by G

I’m proud of myself– I made it through next-day B3! It took some extra effort in places to motivate myself, but the end result was worth it I think. Now I have until Monday to relax and rest and maybe … Continue reading →

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This should be fun…

Posted on December 11, 2013 by G

Well, my schedule is messed up this week: I need to fit a week of lifting into today and tomorrow. I’m not sure how that’s going to work, but I took a crack at Workout A3 today. It went pretty … Continue reading →

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Cabin fever

Posted on December 10, 2013 by G

The weather has been so poopy lately! Rain, ice and now a couple inches of snow. I like winter, but it sure doesn’t make it easy to get outside and do all the activities I like. Yesterday was my telework … Continue reading →

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Looooong runs

Posted on December 6, 2013 by G

This morning was a little slow, so I took a chunk of time and decided to bang out a 4 miler– it took me 53 minutes. It wasn’t so bad, but I’m definitely not used to running that far– most … Continue reading →

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