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Chasing “down” the blood sugars – The Chicago Marathon Race Report

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gillian

This was Chicago Marathon #7 for me and my 23?ish marathon in total.  Was it a PR-no, but damn I felt really good.  I really wish I could explain why. I had never run a marathon without officially training for … Continue reading →

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Leadman 2012 Race Report

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Gillian

Background This race was brought to my attention by my friend Hootie who works for lifetime fitness.  I think it was shortly after I had finished Ironman Texas.  It appealed to my sense of adventure and my love for travelling. … Continue reading →

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My tips on running a marathon in colder than expected weather

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Gillian

One of the many challenges of preparing for a long distance race is facing the “unknown” or the “uncontrollable”.  You put hours and hours into training and it all comes to a peak on just one day or 4-6 hours … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Athletes

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Gillian

Oh weekends why must you disappear so fast.  It was such a great weekend, full of exercise, food and lots of friends. On Friday, I made the decision to ship my own bike to the race and dropped it off … Continue reading →

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HEAVY METAL AND FREAKING OUT!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Gillian

I was just going to enjoy my summer I said, I was getting my Ironman over early I said, I was going to take some time and improve my flexibility and get rid of my aches and pains I said, … Continue reading →

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Pickles and Athletes

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Gillian

Steelhead race report I signed up for this race as a motivator to continue to do some training after Ironman Texas.  I also signed up because it also guaranteed me a slot in Ironman Arizona 2013, this means I won’t … Continue reading →

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Running: the gift and even more races!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Gillian

The entire month of July I was chained to my desk.  I tried to get the odd work out in here and there but it truly was just here and there. This makes for a very unhappy Gillian.  During this time … Continue reading →

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More bang for my exercise buck?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Gillian

Yesterday my workout plan included a long(er) swim.  So I packed up my wetsuit and swim gear and loaded them up in the panniers and went to work.  During the day it came to my attention that their were rip … Continue reading →

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The Last Drop on Earth

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Gillian

We all know that when you are training and working or working and doing whatever else takes up your time that you end up sometimes doing things that others may think of as absurd or gross or whatever.  Like for … Continue reading →

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The “see”food diet

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Gillian

So lately I’ve been working a ton of hours, for instance today I arrived at the office at 7:30 with my workout bag, fully expecting to escape during the day to make up for my missed swim this morning, fully … Continue reading →

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