Category: Geek Girl Runner
Running related posts and content, including ten episodes of my geekgirlrunner.com podcast
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And the winner is…Ptinutz (aka Amanda) has won my drawing* for Marshall Ulrich’s book Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America. Thanks to those who left comments! *I disregarded the comments from me, Steve, and Heather. That left six comments, and the generator came up with 3!
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Book Review – and a Giveaway!The upside to being sick is you get a lot of reading done. Today I finished Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America. I got sent a sneak preview of this a few weeks ago by the publisher! It’s the true story…
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Week 15After last week’s monumental distance, this week ended up being a lot shorter. Sunday I went out for my scheduled 10K with the Snook. We did 1:1 all the way to Newtown where we met Miss Fee for a jog around Sydney Park. Great run with good friends! Monday I was feeling frisky so…
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Two very timely Galloway links popped up in my Google Reader today: Q&A – Will giving blood affect my running? Jeff basically says to make sure you don’t have any races or big runs scheduled within 2 weeks of giving blood. My next long run is 11 days away, so I think I’ll be fine.…
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Week 14Woohoo! Probably my longest running week EVER. I had my excellent 20-miler on Sunday, then two easy 5K runs through the week to recover. I also managed a session at Spudds on Wednesday. My right hamstring/butt/hip is still a bit tight, but I’m being vigilant about gentle stretching and taking walk breaks on these…
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Week 13I’m still having some hamstring issues. This is my last cutback week before the 20-miler on Sunday, so I’m trying to rest it as much as I can. Sunday night I went out for a 10K and recorded my best “Magic Mile” time yet: 9:49! Monday night I had an hour-long massage focusing on…
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Today’s “dailymission” over on dailymile is to post your most unflattering running photo. I’m sure you can guess which one I posted.
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NPR had a story recently about whether running hurts your knees. Great news – it doesn’t! In fact, it looks like running actually helps ward off osteoarthritis. Just be sure to go out slow, especially if you (like me) are on the heavier side of the bell curve.
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Macleay River Marathon NewsThanks to a Google Alert, this week I spotted this CoolRunning thread about the Macleay Marathon. (That’s the one I’m training for.) This year they’ve had all three races (Marathon, HM, and 10K) certified because they’ve changed the course somewhat. The website will be going live and entries will be taken from…
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Running MusicI got an email from Jimmi asking: “Have you ever shared your running playlist? I have just started training and I’m not sure what music to use.” Here’s my reply: Hi Jimmi! Nowadays I mostly listen to running podcasts, actually. My favourites at the moment are: B-HAG Running PodcastRunning with the PackRunning the Golden…