Category: Geek Girl Runner
Running related posts and content, including ten episodes of my geekgirlrunner.com podcast
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It’s the final week. The Half-Marathon is on Sunday… and I can’t decide whether I’m completely ready or completely burnt-out. These last few weeks since my 25km training run have been difficult. I was sick, and then I just didn’t have the energy or drive to finish my training plan. I only ran twice last…
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Not a good weekend. I just had no energy, and I had a tension headache the entire time. I had plans to do a long run but instead I got stuck on the Couch of Doom. I don’t know. I suppose it’s easy to try to justify it by claiming I was overtraining and needed…
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Another light week on account of my cold. I did two 3K walks to the city (during my training course), an easy 5K run, and then the 9K Bridge Run. Week 11 distance: 26mi (42km)Week 12 distance (SICK): 6mi (10km)Week 13 distance (SICK): 12mi (20km) The good news is, I’m just about fully recovered! I…
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It was supposed to be a recovery week… and thanks to my stupid cold, it really was a small one. Week 10 distance: 11mi (18km)Week 11 distance: 26mi (42km)Week 12 distance: 6mi (10km) That’s disappointing. I gave myself an extra day to recover after the 15-miler, and I did short easy runs on Wednesday and…
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In happier running news, good luck to my Mom who is lining up for her first ever 5K race right now! GO MOMMY, YOU CAN DO IT! Update: It got canceled! There was a tornado watch and the organizers called it off. What a let-down. She’s going to sign up for another one next month.
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Runners for ObamaThe best way to break in a new T-shirt is to go for a run in it… I do love the shirt, but I don’t think I’ll do any more running in it. I’ve been spoiled by the few “technical” shirts that I have, and now I just can’t stand training in something…
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Well, that last post pretty much speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Here are the official numbers… Week 9 distance: 21.65mi (34.7km)Week 10 distance: 11mi (18km)Week 11 distance: 26mi (42km) So I had about a 20% increase from my last long-distance week, which is exactly what I was supposed to have. I feel surprisingly good today.…
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She’s going the distance…According to my training schedule, I’m meant to do a 15-mile run today. That’s 24km. That’s two miles farther than the actual half-marathon. I was debating pushing it back a week just to give my quad injury a little extra time to heal… but it’s been feeling good, and I plan on…
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Week 8 distance: 12.25mi (19.6km)Week 9 distance: 21.65mi (34.7km)Week 10 distance: 11mi (18km) After really pushing it last week, I had a planned cut-back week to recover. My lower back pain has returned a little bit, which is probably due to me NOT doing the stretches and exercises the physio gave me. (Yes, I suck,…
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Now we’re talkin’! I feel like I’ve got my running mojo back a little bit. I wanted to add in a fourth day of running per week, but I didn’t want to kill myself with the distance. So I cut back the length of my 2nd run and added in a short 3rd run as…