Category Archives: sporty stuff

28
Jul, 2005

13 minutes!

i swam 2 quarter mile lap-sets last night, both around 13 minutes each! the last time i timed myself, it took me 17 minutes! i was in the groove! i could have swum longer, except that i was getting dizzy. … Continue reading →

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21
Jul, 2005

slow and steady…passes some people who are walking

tonight i ran my second 5k race. in my first 5k race (sometime around st. patrick’s day), my goal was just to run the whole thing, no walking. i was thrilled to acheive that in about 36 minutes. tonight, i … Continue reading →

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05
Jul, 2005

i bike for food

after training for last year’s epic bike ride, i began to love the feeling of having biked my butt off and earning the right to eat whatever i wanted. i hadn’t really had that feeling yet this year. until yesterday. … Continue reading →

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04
Jul, 2005

jello legs

i have discovered the point in running at which i go from having to think about it to my legs just sort of moving of their own accord, feeling sort of numb and the rest of my body travelling on … Continue reading →

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29
Jun, 2005

bike guru

last night, i drove a friend and her bicycle home after a workout (she didn’t have her headlight and didn’t want to bike at dusk on busy frontage roads–who could blame her?). I helped her load her bike into my … Continue reading →

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24
Jun, 2005

today’s good things

lunch at a chinese buffet–not the best chinese, but hey, i got an eggroll and lunch was free! (well, i had to babysit for a few hours to “earn” it…) having a baby fall asleep on you while you fall … Continue reading →

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23
Jun, 2005

finishing a mini-tri–in less than 24 hours!

last night as i was eating supper, i realized that i biked 18 miles the night before, ran/walked 3 miles (or 5k) that morning and had just finished swimming 1/4 mile before supper. that means that i finished a whole … Continue reading →

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22
Jun, 2005

biking with friends

yesterday, i was at work wondering what exercise i was going to be able to motivate myself to do and i checked my e-mail and there was an invitation from a friend to go on a bike ride!

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15
Jun, 2005

morning running

today ran 2 miles before work. it was still cool and a bit damp outside–so much more invigorating to run in! also nice: the feeling all day of knowing i’d already exercised.

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12
Jun, 2005

sunday all to myself

today’s happy things: the satisfaction of knowing i’ve biked 45 miles today–my longest single day mileage yet this year! tuna salad sandwich with pringles (the pringles are requisite for the nostalgia factor) finally making progress on a re-finishing project that’s … Continue reading →

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