December 2011
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My Favorite Things: A Support Network
I know this sounds like a total cop-out, but here’s the thing. I’ve been feeling (and I bet I’m not alone in this) NO motivation to work out lately. Between the weather and the holidays and the hangovers FROM the holidays, I just want to nap when I’m at home. You know what running is? The opposite of napping.
Well. Ok ONE of the opposites.
Anyway, times like these call...
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Tuesday and Wednesday workouts
I’m trying to get back in the swing of things! I swear! Alright so Tuesday I had what was probably the worst run in a LONG FUCKING TIME so we’re not even going to talk about it, except it was short and I had to walk and just awful on every level. Later today I’m running again so it’ll be better.
Wednesday I warmed up by doing 2 miles on the stationary bike in under 10...
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My Favorite Things: Girl Talk
And I don’t mean you know, chatting with your besties. Although that’s fun too, and I do find the allure of drunk brunch a powerful get-me-through-this-fucking-thing motivator on Sunday mornings.
However!
I mean Girl Talk, the AMAZING DJ who mashes together 30 seconds (or so) clips of popular songs, adds a medium to fast beat, and then puts them on the internets for FREE DOWNLOADS!...
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Tuesday workout
I did a speed workout on Tuesday (eep I know I’ll get better).
800 m warm up in 6:57
400 m “sprint” in 2:27
400 m “rest” in 3:30
400 m sprint - 2:29
400 m rest - 3:41
400 m sprint - 2:37
400 m rest - 3:36
400 m sprint - 2:41
400 m rest - 3:34
Usually I’d do a cool down but I was at my high school’s...