Six Ways a Coach Will Boost Your Training by Jean Gillis
By Jean Gillis, February 9, 2021, https://www.jeangilliswellness.com/1296-2/ There are plenty of books on training and plans available...
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scgroth061
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Triathlon Training: July 3 - July 9, 2023
The Appleman Sprint Triathlon was about three weeks from this weekend. The Cranberry Olympic Triathlon was approximately two months away...
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scgroth061
- Feb 11
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Why Practice Bilateral Breathing? by Jean Gillis
August 15, 2022 Jean Gillis I feel very comfortable breathing only to one side when I swim, why should I bother learning to breathe on...
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scgroth061
- Dec 30, 2023
- 4 min
Triathlon Training: June 26-July 2, 2023
On Monday June 26, I biked 8.5 miles with a pace of 16.8 mph along a hilly loop. I pushed my heart rate on the hills but not to zone 5...
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scgroth061
- Dec 28, 2023
- 2 min
Triathlon Training: June 25, 2023
On Monday, June 19th, I ran in Jackson, New Hampshire. Any direction I leave the house, I have hills to deal with. The more I understand...
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scgroth061
- Dec 28, 2023
- 1 min
Triathlon Training: June 17, 2023
During the week, I was able to get in the pool for 650 meters on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I had a speed workout on the bike for 10 miles,...
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scgroth061
- Dec 16, 2023
- 3 min
Triathlon Training: June 10 & 11, 2023 - Group Training
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, I had a great swim. I was at the back of the pack, which I probably would be for quite a while, given the...
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scgroth061
- Dec 8, 2023
- 2 min
Triathlon Training: June 3 & 4, 2023 - Back to the swim group
Nice to get out for my second swim at this great pond with a great group of people. I made it a priority to get back to the pond that I...
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scgroth061
- Dec 8, 2023
- 3 min
Triathlon Training: May 30, 2023 - A new swimming group
After not swimming well the week before in the Max Performance New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon when I panicked shortly after I...
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scgroth061
- Dec 8, 2023
- 4 min
May 21, 2023 Max Performance New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon
It was a beautiful day, overcast, about 65 degrees to start up to 73 degrees. Since it was May, most athletes were wearing wetsuits for...
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scgroth061
- Nov 24, 2023
- 3 min
May 15, 2023 Triathlon Training: New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon Preparation
Nice trial triathlon with the wetsuit on this morning at Hopkinton State Park. Beautiful day for it! With the Providence Marathon...
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scgroth061
- Jul 16, 2023
- 4 min
May 7, 2023 Marathon Training: Providence Marathon
It was a beautiful, hot, and rough day for my friend Chris and me. The sun was out with a lot of blue sky. However, temperature rose...
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scgroth061
- Jul 16, 2023
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April 30, 2023: Marathon Training
This was another week of tapering for the marathon in two weeks. I pushed it on the hills to try to get my heart rate up and ran the...
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scgroth061
- Jun 5, 2023
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April 24, 2023: Marathon Training
This week I was tapering for the marathon in two weeks. However, I ran it hard to try to get my heart rate up and practice running hills....
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scgroth061
- Jun 4, 2023
- 3 min
April 15th: Marathon Training, Newport Half Marathon
Great run with Chris today. We beat my previous time by nearly 6 minutes. The temperature was cool - at close to 50 degrees and great for...
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scgroth061
- Jun 3, 2023
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April 8, 2023: Marathon Training
Chris and I finished 24 miles this morning. It was our second attempt at 24 miles after our Providence run a couple of weeks ago that we...
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scgroth061
- Jun 3, 2023
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April 2, 2023: Marathon Training
I ran a shorter run this week, since I had a long run a week ago and there were two weeks remaining until the Newport Half Marathon....
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scgroth061
- Apr 6, 2023
- 1 min
Garden Tarp Removal
Preparing the garden at our relatives for growing this year. We expanded the second portion of the garden at the end of last year, since...
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scgroth061
- Apr 2, 2023
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Homemade Vegetable Broth
We try to eat a lot of whole foods and save money in the process. One of our methods is to make our own broth. We use all the leftovers...
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scgroth061
- Apr 2, 2023
- 4 min
March 26, 2023 Marathon Training
My friend’s goal for the day was to complete 24 miles along the Providence Marathon route as a confidence building training run. Although...
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