Monthly Archives: March 2014

Wrapping up March

Posted on March 31, 2014 by G

Today was my last run in March, and I finished 3 miles on my awful uphill-out route. (It’s actually only awful for the first 20 minutes or so. But I just have to gut it out until I get to … Continue reading →

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5k Test #2

Posted on March 29, 2014 by G

Well, this morning the skies opened and the rain poured down. (Didn’t I jinx it?) But I have an absurdly busy day today and the rest of the weekend too, so I have no time to put it off and … Continue reading →

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Lovely off day

Posted on March 27, 2014 by G

Rest day! Woo! I’m pretty excited about not having to run today. (That should tell you something about how I’m feeling about my training.) I went to the gym with no plan, which was refreshing. I checked with the staff … Continue reading →

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Temporarily tapering

Posted on March 26, 2014 by G

Last 3 miler on the schedule for this week (I think; see below). It was no fun at all. My calves were tight and twingey and I dragged the whole way. And my clothes felt like they fit weird and … Continue reading →

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Failed to take the edge off

Posted on March 25, 2014 by G

Once again, I go to the gym hoping that a good workout will take the edge off my anxiety and anger… only to find that it never really works that way… Today’s scheduled run was a 35 minute tempo run; … Continue reading →

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Wherever I can

Posted on March 24, 2014 by G

I have time constraints today, and yet I put off my run to the afternoon, right before a meeting. But I figured I could squeeze in 30 minutes– so it wasn’t quite the full workout I had planned, but it … Continue reading →

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Not as good as I thought

Posted on March 22, 2014 by G

Today is another long run day; I set out to finish my 7 miles.  The app I use to track my running announces my pace every 5 minutes, and I was shocked when it told me a really fast pace … Continue reading →

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Out of gas

Posted on March 21, 2014 by G

5 more miles today. It didn’t go really well– I ran out of gas, probably because I was inexplicably non-hungry last night and skipped dinner and therefore had no gas in the tank. But I battled through and finished the … Continue reading →

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Rude…

Posted on March 20, 2014 by G

Since today is my rest day, I set up yoga camp in the big room at the gym. I blissfully down dog’d and enjoyed the quiet. J and my other gym buddy came in too; we were all doing our … Continue reading →

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Training plan extension

Posted on March 19, 2014 by G

Yet another 3 mile run this morning. I ran it progression-style, starting moderately and ramping up the speed as I went, and finished in 35:30. I was actually happy for the treadmill today, since it’s pouring down rain outside. The … Continue reading →

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