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It's been in the low 30s this past week and I'm DYING. Or at least coping poorly. I was due for a run yesterday and decided it would either have to be early (pre-5am) or late (past my usual 10pm bedtime). Neither option was ideal but I chose later on in the hopes we'd get a little evening rain. No rain, but I'm sure my sweat helped water a few blades of grass. My gipis plan called for 6.25k at a 7:12 pace. I finished a minute faster than called for, which given the heat wasn't too shabby. I saw one skunk on the run. I used to like skunks until a family of them invaded my yard last summer. I enjoyed watching them, but got the heebie jeebies every time I had to check the yard for them late at night before letting Kai out. Oh! My knee seems to have recovered fully. And I'm back on the strength training wagon too. Just gotta keep up with stretches this week and hope all goes well with the LadiesFest 8k run this weekend. Stay cool folks!

I tried Gipis, however the longest run was only 2 hr, so I deleted the app. Then I tried mapmyrun/run trainer, it's better but only has a 3 hr run and never asked my pace...grr. So currently I'm mixing the run trainer with training plans I've found online to ensure my long runs progress up to 20 miles approx 4 weeks before the race. Any tips are welcome!!!

Still working on the triathlon as my short term goal, I'm 3.4 miles closer! You have to complete the distances of an Ironman triathlon in the month of February. 

Nueva App !!! #gipis #train El momento mágico de la noche la niña q corrió conmigo 100mts m dice una carrerita?😬#nikeplus #running #happy

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I am targeting a sub-2:00 half marathon this year, and I have decided to use the Gipis app to help me stay on track. For my past 2 halves and 1 whole, I used the Jeff Galloway training plans. I even used the marathon app until it ate all of my battery. So far I like that Gipis adapts my future workouts based on the most recent progress I have made. I also like that the plan lines up well with my Jeff Galloway plan from his half marathon book, but with flexibility. Since I am finishing up a recovery month after my first marathon, I wanted to keep my pace slow, and my schedule has been a little erratic since the academic quarter began.  Luckily this app is changing my recommended time and pace to keep me on schedule to run a sub-2:00 in the Mich Ultra Half Marathon in Chicago this June. I hope it works, but even if I get close to my goal I'll be happy. (I have at least 2 more opportunities this year to make my goal, at Disneyland and again in Chicago, if necessary.) I'll probably write a little more about the app after I've had the chance to use it with the GPS feature, as it is intended.