Tag Archives: training

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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Overwhelmed

Posted on November 14, 2018 by G

Starting off with the workout: my train was a full 45 minutes late this morning, which gave me exactly one hour to change, run 3 miles, shower, change back, and get upstairs to run a meeting. I accomplished this by … Continue reading →

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Less brutal than expected

Posted on November 13, 2018 by G

After the difficulty I had with the 40 minute tempo run last week, I expected today’s 8x400m 1×1 intervals to give me another headache. That turned out not to be the case at all. I finished it at 9’30" pace … Continue reading →

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Ups and downs

Posted on November 7, 2018 by G

I’m going to have to start stashing liquor in my file cabinet drawer, I swear. Ever since last Friday it has just been a cavalcade of crap. Non-stop crap 24/7. I spent a good chunk of my between-meeting time today … Continue reading →

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Brutal 40 minute tempo

Posted on November 6, 2018 by G

I like the Higdon intermediate 5k training plan, and use that to organize my workouts. It’s a 2 month plan that increases in difficulty. This year, I don’t have 2 months to train before my annual benchmark 5k, I have … Continue reading →

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turning Halloween candy into speed

Posted on November 1, 2018 by G

First speed work of the condensed training cycle: 5x400m 1×1 intervals. Work intervals ranged from 9’30" to 8’00" (I always make them harder as the workout progresses), and a 0.5mi cooldown at the end, for 3 miles even, 9’58" overall. … Continue reading →

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No rest indeed

Posted on October 31, 2018 by G

My mini-bulk leading up to the comp is done, and it’s time to get back on that fasted cardio and IF game (blehhhh) as I train for the upcoming 5k. I wasn’t too sore, just slightly tired legs, so I … Continue reading →

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Still prepping

Posted on October 25, 2018 by G

Okay, I lied, I haven’t started deloading yet. Today is my LAST BIG LIFTING DAY I swear. I wanted to get under the bar for one more squat session this morning. My quads are telling me that after this I … Continue reading →

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So much prep

Posted on October 23, 2018 by G

I’m one week out from the comp as of today (for realzies this time) so lots of heavy singles– not the time to try to build a base strength, but the time to test how heavy I can go and … Continue reading →

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at the core

Posted on October 18, 2018 by G

I’m still not recovering well, I might be coming down with a cold (fingers crossed that my immune system chases it off) and just to make things really interesting my period arrived a whole 2 weeks earlier than expected. I’m … Continue reading →

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