Grace GerweLearnings from the petition for Yale’s saunaI still get emails about how, during my second year of college, I tried to convince Yale to rebuild the main gym’s sauna. If you’re one of…Mar 4Mar 4
Grace GerweTakeaways from a free 10-day trip to Saudi ArabiaThis February, I got to travel to Saudi Arabia on a fully-funded, 10-day trip through Gateway KSA, a program funded by the Saudi royalty…Feb 22Feb 22
Grace GerweWhat it was like to shave my headExactly one year ago, I went from shoulder-length to buzzcut. This is why I did it and what happened after.Jan 24Jan 24
Grace GerweGoing from Olympic triathlon to Ironman 70.3 in two monthsThis is what it was like to train, what I learned, and what’s next.Jan 13Jan 13
Grace GerweIronman Florida 70.3 Race ReportHere’s what happened before, during and after my first half ironman.Jan 11Jan 11
Grace GerweThe month that triathlon took over my lifeI trained for two weeks, did a sprint triathlon, trained another two weeks, and did double the distance (an Olympic).Jan 11Jan 11
Grace GerweMy vision of a life worth livingThe following writing was the final paper for my Life Worth Living class last semester, submitted on May 1, 2023.Sep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
Grace GerweThe limits of human enduranceWe all have that one friend that likes to do triathlons or other crazy feats for fun. They seem superhuman, able to achieve the impossible…Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
Grace GerweExercise may not help you lose weightWhen people start a new workout routine, after an initial period of rapid improvement there always seems to come a plateau. At this point…Feb 25, 2023Feb 25, 2023
Grace GerweHow microbes survive in extreme environmentsIt is estimated that there are 10⁹ times more microbes on Earth than there are stars in the universe. 90% of the cells in the human body…Feb 19, 2023Feb 19, 2023