Tag Archives: 5k

YAAAAS (2018 Turkey Trot 5k report)

Posted on November 22, 2018 by G

Well, I came in this year with a goal: break 30 minutes in a 5k. Yay! This race keeps getting bigger each year, and once again it was very crowded. But I lined up near the front this time, and … Continue reading →

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Race prep and event prep

Posted on November 21, 2018 by G

Well, I’m racing tomorrow morning and it is forecast to be COLD– around 26ºF, with some wind. This should be fun… My husband signed up to run too, but he hasn’t done any running in months. There are plenty of … Continue reading →

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Alejandro the Chinchilla

Posted on June 20, 2018 by G

First off, I fail at recovery runs. After my 2 a day yesterday ($husband strained his back doing rows; now he’s grumpy and it seems to be all my fault because I tried to correct his form and he "can’t … 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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Racing the light

Posted on September 24, 2017 by G

Today was an oddly hot day– it was 92F this afternoon. I waited as long as I could for it to cool down, and by 7pm it wasn’t really a whole lot cooler but the sun was about to set … Continue reading →

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Surprise event

Posted on September 3, 2017 by G

It’s been a lazy weekend so far, but today I decided to get off the couch and go out for a run since the rain finally stopped. (This game has been eating my life!) I started up the Nike+ tracker … 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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A good long run

Posted on October 23, 2016 by G

My plan today called for a long run that was actually a bit of a longer run this time: 3.5 miles at a slow 13’35” pace. I set out without being sure if I was going to be able to … Continue reading →

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Butt-kicking intervals

Posted on October 7, 2016 by G

Today’s workout was 5x400m with 2:00 rest in between the intervals. It’s not how I’ve run intervals in the past– usually I do either 1:1 or 1:2 depending on the length of the run I want; today was more like … Continue reading →

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Super Caj 5k Race Report

Posted on April 22, 2016 by G

Another year, another spring 5k. I can’t figure out why my gym does them in the spring; since the weather is squirrely, they get postponed a billion times. This one was no exception– it was supposed to happen 3 weeks … Continue reading →

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