Training
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Country Long Run
Sunday was my first “long run longer than a half marathon” for this marathon training cycle! At 9 am I went out for a 16 mile run, the longest I’ve run since May 26, 2013. The run went pretty well, despite being muggy out. I ran on some back roads near my house and it was gorgeous. There were numerous gardens, rolling hills and farms to see. I was planning on doing two 8 mile loops with a stop at my house, but then decided against it because there was a slight chance I might not want to go back out after coming home. So I packed a…
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Saratoga Springs Half Marathon
Good morning and happy Monday! A couple weeks ago I made the last minute decision to run the a new local races, the Saratoga Springs Half Marathon located in the Saratoga Spa State Park! With about 350 runners, this was a smaller race. The race started at 7:30am right near the Peerless Pool at the park, there were lots of spots to park, and no long lines for bathrooms or packet pickup. Now that’s what I like to see. The race started promptly, and began with a loop on the grass around the parking lot. Then it was off onto the roads throughout the park. It also took us near…
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Summer 2014 Races
Believe it or not, I am still running! After the Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill hat trick I was only running a few times during the week. Nothing major. I actually haven’t run a long run since the races, so that’s what this weekend will be for. I’m aiming for a 10 miler to officially start marathon training! I kind of keep forgetting I’m running the Marine Corps Marathon in October! Since I need some help getting motivated to start training, I signed up for a new local half marathon. On July 13 I’m running the Saratoga Springs Strong to Serve Half Marathon. The course is two loops around Saratoga Spa…
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Running Weekend
I figured I’d pop in here for a minute to update you all on my running! This weekend was a good one for that. Saturday morning was the Robert Parker School 5K trail race. A new-to-me place to run trails, I had to sign up to prepare for my upcoming trail half marathon. Thankfully, the trails were in much better condition than last week at the Pine Bush. Even though they were muddy, they were definitely runnable. Chris’ friends were in town, so he managed to convince them to come run the race with me! It was a blast. I managed to finish the 5K (two loops on the trails)…
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Christmas 2013
Merry Christmas! I’m a little belated, but I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday! I spent yesterday with my family so it was really fun. 😀 I also made cinnamon buns for the first time ever. I pre-made the dough on Sunday and saved half for Christmas morning. It was pretty easy–for some reason I thought making cinnamon buns would be hard, but it wasn’t. They came out GREAT. I used this recipe for home made cinnamon rolls. Anyway, after my hike on Monday, I had to take two whole days off from any kind of workouts. My calf muscles are STILL sore, and my heels are pretty torn up…
