Monthly Archives: February 2014

Mixed-up Friday

Posted on February 28, 2014 by G

Today I went to the gym and did a little bit of everything! I started out just walking on the treadmill– I had planned for 10 minutes but a good song came on so I finished that and it wound … Continue reading →

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Better than I expected

Posted on February 26, 2014 by G

After the horrible fiasco that was yesterday’s tempo run, I nearly skipped today’s 3 miler. I brought 2 sets of gym clothes– one for running, one for not. I was feeling okay though, not as tired as yesterday, so I … Continue reading →

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Grumpy and falling apart

Posted on February 25, 2014 by G

Today has been a Day so far, I woke up still exhausted and very grumpy, knocked over and nearly broke my bedside lamp, made a mess trying to make breakfast, got smushed like a sardine on a train packed with … Continue reading →

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Serious gear issues

Posted on February 24, 2014 by G

Well, the good news is that I got out for my scheduled 3 mile run today. The wind is howling (20mph sustained, plus gusts?) and I was very much not excited to go, but I did. The way out the … Continue reading →

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Short stories of a long run

Posted on February 22, 2014 by G

Today was my 6 miler; I finished in 1:25.  I was hoping for a little faster time, but it went pretty well; however, I had a run in with a very upset small dog and wound up on my butt … Continue reading →

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Tired; taking a day off

Posted on February 21, 2014 by G

All right, unscheduled recovery day time. General weariness and achiness and waking heart rate waaaay up. (It was 70 yesterday morning and 75 this morning. It’s usually ~55.) It’s not surprising; I’ve been working hard without a rest day in … Continue reading →

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Yet another 3 miles…

Posted on February 20, 2014 by G

Today’s run was pretty dreary. All this treadmilling is wearing on me; the prospect of spending another morning staring at the TVs wasn’t appealing at all. Nothing was working to distract me from the fact that I was just running … Continue reading →

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Dealing with more miles

Posted on February 19, 2014 by G

Day 2 of catching up and I’m getting kind of tired already. I started today’s workout– 6x400m intervals– with tired legs and sore calves. I wound up hopping off the treadmill to stretch a couple times during my rest intervals, … Continue reading →

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Playing catch-up

Posted on February 18, 2014 by G

Today’s been a rough day, but the rough stuff has wrapped up. Now I can write a quick blog post! I am way off schedule with my running training. I was supposed to run 2 3 milers, one on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Swapping long runs

Posted on February 14, 2014 by G

I swapped my 5 miler scheduled for tomorrow with my 3 miler scheduled for today, mostly because I figure 3 miles will be easier to run in the snow and today I had a treadmill handy. So, 5 miles. No … Continue reading →

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