Monthly Archives: November 2017

Turning turkey into gainz

Posted on November 28, 2017 by G

First the turkey: the low and slow sale turkey turned out tasty, but it took a full 3 hours longer than I anticipated to come up to temp, which is 23 hours in the oven (and then only just got … Continue reading →

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Oh no my nose

Posted on November 27, 2017 by G

Another beautiful fall-ish day, another decent 3 mile run, wrapped up in just under 35 minutes. Can’t complain at all about the weather– it certainly makes running a lot more pleasant, even if I feel like it ought to be … Continue reading →

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Running towards change

Posted on November 26, 2017 by G

So after a race I always wonder when/if I should transition to a different thing. Usually I would be sick of running, ready to hang up my running shoes and pull out the squat bar. But this year I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Race report: annual Turkey Trot 5k

Posted on November 23, 2017 by G

Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers! It’s that day of the year again: time to run my yearly fall 5k to keep myself motivated and honest. This year I really put in some good training work, and I was looking … Continue reading →

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Almost there!

Posted on November 21, 2017 by G

Last run before the race! I never know what to do with taper runs, so I decided to use it to build some confidence and pushed through the 2 miles at a spirited pace, finishing in 22 minutes flat. It … Continue reading →

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Catching up, taper and race prep

Posted on November 20, 2017 by G

I’ve been slacking on blogging my workouts! It’s taper week now, so for the next few days I’m doing yoga and stretching and going for walks (okay my plan has a tiny 2 miles tomorrow too). I picked up my … Continue reading →

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Shuffling around

Posted on November 16, 2017 by G

Hips seem to be doing better today. I tentatively queued up tomorrow’s 5 miles fast for this morning, with the option of bailing to 3 if everything sucked. But it didn’t suck, and I got those 5 miles on the … Continue reading →

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Final speedwork

Posted on November 14, 2017 by G

Not for forever, but at least for this cycle. The schedule called for 8×400, but I was severely time-constrained this morning so I wound up doing work interval 7, pausing a minute to catch my breath, and going directly to … Continue reading →

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Long run weekend

Posted on November 12, 2017 by G

I forgot to write about my long run this weekend on Saturday. For what it’s worth, I did come back in, shower, and immediately get to work making a cheesecake so blogging wasn’t at the top of my brain… Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Winter done come

Posted on November 10, 2017 by G

Sometimes just getting out there is a win in itself, but you find that it was easier than you thought it was going to be. That’s how today’s run went. It’s cold and windy so I bundled up for today’s … Continue reading →

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