Tag Archives: personal best

Two long workouts

Posted on January 23, 2018 by G

Phew. Yesterday’s first: since I had an unplanned day off (glad to be back in the office today!) and excellent weather, I took advantage of that and went for a long run. Initially I dialed in 5 miles, but by … 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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Nonstop 10k

Posted on November 4, 2017 by G

Who even am I anymore? Today’s workout: 6 miler. These are meant to be run at an easy pace. My long run route has a lot of elevation change and I wind up walking up some of the steeper hills. … Continue reading →

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Mini powerlifting competition day

Posted on May 23, 2017 by G

The day of the powerlifting competition at my little work gym finally arrived! I spent the morning nervous and antsy, and around 9am I headed down to warm up before my 9:30 lifting slot. I weighed in (222lb, now you … Continue reading →

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drag-ass leg day

Posted on July 14, 2016 by G

Today’s workout took me for-ev-er to get through. On the plus side, though, I have a new gym PB for squats: my last set was 5x190lb. And for some reason I decided to do deadlifts today instead of during tomorrow’s … Continue reading →

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Tiny Powerlifting Comp

Posted on May 25, 2016 by G

Today was the day! I recruited my gym buddy J and another coworker to be my spotters, and headed down in the afternoon to see how much heavy stuff I could lift. The competition was small and super casual; it … Continue reading →

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