Monthly Archives: November 2016

Shameless bribery (with cookies)

Posted on November 30, 2016 by G

Well, if my total-body soreness is any indication, that complex yesterday was effective! Jeez. I even went to bed an hour early to try to get some extra recovery in, but everything still hurts. It’s not a really bad sore– … Continue reading →

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Complex complexes

Posted on November 29, 2016 by G

Okay, my race is done, so now I can get back to the weight room. Yay! I’m exploring ways to mix some cardio in with my lifting, and came across the concept of "barbell complexes"– basically giant supersets done without … Continue reading →

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Yog-ahhhh

Posted on November 28, 2016 by G

I’d tentatively planned something HIIT-ish for today, but instead I wound up putting a nice YouTube yoga practice on. This one is simple and slow, but it left me with wonderful, stretched-out legs and even the down dogs felt especially … Continue reading →

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Overall blah

Posted on November 27, 2016 by G

I’m always surprised by how sore I am after races. I mean, I go out and run 3 miles fairly regularly, why would a 5k race leave me with sore, worn-out legs? I guess running it faster is the culprit. … Continue reading →

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2016 Thanksgiving 5k Race Report

Posted on November 24, 2016 by G

Yay, it’s finally done! My parents are here visiting, so we all got up early and drove out to where the 5k was and they cheered me on while I ran. Best race crew :) So I wasn’t quite as … Continue reading →

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Itty bitty workout

Posted on November 21, 2016 by G

On Sunday, I checked my workout schedule for the coming week: one workout of 6x200m intervals and one 2 mile recovery run before the race on Thursday, so I planned for that. But today when I got to the gym … Continue reading →

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Less than ideal conditions

Posted on November 19, 2016 by G

Of all the weather this weekend, only Saturday morning was forecast to be at all suitable to getting a run in; after that, a cold front is moving in, dropping the temperature by 30 degrees and bringing rain and very … Continue reading →

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Blue state Thanksgiving

Posted on November 17, 2016 by G

Another recovery run this morning: 2.75 miles prescribed, in 33:44 on the treadmill. I felt tired but okay; I was able to push for a nice progressive pace, but I was ready to be done when I was done. I … Continue reading →

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Stretching medicine

Posted on November 16, 2016 by G

Today is the first day of my period so everything sucks. I’m a low-energy lump… but I did manage to get to the gym early for a 1.75mi recovery run (so short! thank goodness) and my weird stretching regimen. Now … Continue reading →

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Tempo runs and hip mobility

Posted on November 15, 2016 by G

I wasn’t looking closely at my plan this morning and it said "1.25 mi". Whaat, that’s barely even a run! That’ll work to ease me back into my plan. Then I looked closely: it’s a tempo run. Maybe that’ll be … Continue reading →

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