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By Jen, on May 6th, 2013
What a beautiful weekend we had here…it was pretty exciting.
Friday night I celebrated my birthday with some friends at El Mariachi. It was such a gorgeous night!
I was hoping to be out on the patio but we weren’t, it was still fun though! The margaritas are amazing at El Mariachi.
I ordered the Enchiladas el Mariachi, my favoriteeee dish from here.
So glad I got to celebrate with such good friends. Sadly my sister and her boyfriend were absent since they had a wedding to go to in PORTLAND, OR. (I am so jealous!) But we managed to have an awesome time. They even gave me some flan for dessert for my birthday–complete with the large sombrero.
Saturday, after my long run, Chris and I had a wedding to go in Troy! His friend from soccer, Justin, was getting married at the Franklin Square Ballroom, which was a gorgeous place–I never knew it existed!
It was a beautiful wedding. The food was delicious–I got the veggie lasagna and dessert was a very good tiramisu! I could only eat half of the lasagna and so they wrapped the rest to go, which I was not expecting. It was my lunch on Sunday. 
 
The wedding favors were lemon cupcakes from Cocoadots bakery, complete with glittery frosting.
It was such a fun night–Congrats to Justin & Caroline!
Sunday was pretty low key, I went to yoga with Melissa, relaxed a while then rode my bike to the Pond (again). I love it here. I sat by the pond for an hour just relaxing and reading my kindle.
If every day could be as beautiful as this past weekend, that’d be great- take note mother nature.
By Jen, on May 6th, 2013
Last week’s schedule
Monday – 3 mi actual: rest
Tuesday – 4 mi actual: 3 mi
Wednesday – 5 mi actual: 5.5 miles
Thursday – Rest
Friday – Rest
Saturday – The 20 Miler complete
Sunday – Strength actual: 60 min hot yoga +7.6 mi bike ride
Total running miles – 28.5
Well, with that, there are 3 weeks left until the Vermont City Marathon. On Saturday morning I got a taste of what the marathon could possible be like, weather-wise. It wasn’t too hot on Saturday (I think around 50* when I started), but for a portion of my run it felt like it was about 85* (in reality it was only about 68*, but felt a lot hotter.)
Unfortunately, my 20 miler was 10 minutes slower than my previous one for my last marathon training cycle. I was pretty bummed about it, but then remembered that I’ve been injured for most training, so just the fact that I even completed my 20 miler is pretty sweet.
I went to a PT session on Friday afternoon to make sure my foot was good and ready to run for over three hours, and that helped a lot because my foot felt okay–good enough to know I’ll be able to make through 26.2 (hopefully) with no major problems.
I started my run out at about 8:30am, running a very hilly 9 mile loop, back to my apartment for some Nuun and fuel, and ran to buckingham park to meet my friends Brendan and Sue! They kept me company while we ran down to Lark Street and Washington Park, back to their apartment where I left them for the remaining 2 miles of my run.
{Spotted while I was waiting at the pond, tulips in bloom!}
Long Run Stats
Distance – 20 miles
Time – 3:37:36
Average Pace – 10:52/mile (pretty on target–I joined the 4:45 pace team for the marathon in order to keep me from running too fast at the start of the race and to get me to my goal of under 5 hours for the marathon!)
This week, time to taper…
Monday – Rest
Tuesday – 3 mi
Wednesday – 5 mi
Thursday – 3 mi
Friday – Rest
Saturday – Yoga/Strength
Sunday – 12 miles
By Jen, on May 2nd, 2013
{yesterday’s weather}
{today’s lunch break, spent reading}
{a perfect day for a birthday, no?}
By Jen, on April 29th, 2013
Last week’s schedule
Monday – Rest actual: 2 mi walk
Tuesday – 3 mi + yoga actual: 3 mi run
Wednesday – 7 mi actual: 13.6 mi bike ride
Thursday – Spinning actual: 6.5 mi run
Friday – Rest
Saturday – 12 mi actual: 12.12 mi run
Sunday – Strength actual: 60 min barre class + 10 mi bike ride
Total running miles – 21.6
Saturday’s run went pretty well. I was so glad for “only” 12 miles this weekend, I think my legs were craving a short break, if you can even call it that. Laura met me again this weekend and she ran the first 9 miles with me.  Love having a friend to run with–my runs had been getting so lonely!
Sunday morning my sister and I drove up to Clifton Park to go to a power barre class with Girlnetic. The Hot Yoga Spot just opened a new studio up there and we wanted to go check it out. The new studio is gorgeous–what a big room!
{image credit: girlnetic’s facebook page}
Power barre is no joke! It was one of the hardest workout classes I’ve taken. My legs were screaming by the end of it. I’m going to have to take more of these at the Albany studio ASAP!
{image credit: girlnetic’s facebook page}
Workout schedule for this week
Monday – 3 mi
Tuesday – 4 mi
Wednesday – 5 mi
Thursday – Rest
Friday – Rest
Saturday – The 20 Miler
Sunday – Strength
This weekend should be interesting. Thursday is my birthday, Friday night we’re celebrating with some friends, and then Saturday Chris and I have a wedding to go to. My plan is to do the 20 miler Saturday morning and get it over with, that way I can enjoy the wedding and not have to worry about doing it the next morning.
By Jen, on April 27th, 2013
Last night my sister and a few friends and I met for dinner and drinks in Troy. It was also Troy Night Out so that was a bonus! We had dinner at Illium Cafe!
Dinner was very tasty, even if service was a tad slow. I got a glass of Malbec and ordered the vegetarian pad thai with tofu.
The wine was very tasty–I really like reds lately.
The pad thai was made with rice noodles and had peanut sauce–very good! It wasn’t too heavy of a dish either, which was nice.
After dinner we went into one of the photography shops and looked around just for fun, then headed across the way to the Confectionery, a new wine bar. A bunch of us had been dying to try it since we’ve heard such good things.
I loved it! This place was awesome-so many wines to choose from and wine on tap! They also have small plates and desserts from one of my favorite bakeries, Xs to Os!
I got a glass of Riesling from the Finger Lakes on tap for $6 along with a vegan cookie pie.
It was really crowded but we got a seat after a few minutes. Walking into the Confectionery I felt like I was transported to another place–like Brooklyn or something. Its really nice to have hip places like this in the Capital Region. We need more, especially in Albany. Troy is definitely doing something right. Albany, why don’t you follow?
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About Me My name is Jen and I'm a twenty-something living in the Capital Region of Upstate New York. I work full time, love eating delicious and healthy food, running, and attempting to maintain a healthy lifestyle! Follow me as I document my journey of maintaining an 80 pound weight loss.
2013 Race Calendar 1/1 - Bill Hogan 3.5 Miler 35:21
1/20 - HMRRC WS #4 - 15K 1:30:36
2/3 - HMRRC WS#5 - 10M 1:38:54
2/17 - Winter Marathon Relay 1:37:38
3/10 - Shamrock Run 22:00
5/16 - Workforce Team Challenge
5/26 - Vermont City Marathon
9/27-28 - Ragnar Relay Adirondacks
10/13 - Mohawk Hudson River Half Marathon
11/10 - Stockade-athon 15K
2012 Race Calendar 1/1 - Hangover Half Marathon 2:08:57
1/8 - HMRRC WS #3 - 10K 56:07
1/22 - HMRRC WS #4 - 3M 28:08
2/5 - HMRRC WS#5 - 10M 1:32:37
2/19 - Winter Marathon Relay 1:34:00
3/11 - Shamrock Run - 19:34
4/15 - More/Fitness Half Marathon - 2:07:27
5/6 - Pittsburgh Half Marathon - 2:10:48
5/17 - Workforce Team Challenge 30:26
5/20 - Cohoes Founder's Day 15K 1:39:30
6/9 - Distinguished Service 8M - 1:18:11
7/4 - Firecracker Four 37:44
9/8 - Maple Leaf Half Marathon 2:28:01
9/28-29 - Ragnar Relay Adirondacks
11/10 - Richmond Marathon5:01:36
12/9 - HMRRC WS #1 - 15K 1:29:25
12/15 - Albany's Last Run 5K 29:18
2011 Race Calendar 1/1 - Sober-Up 3.5 Mile 30:53
2/5 - Florida Today 8K 46:59
2/20 - MHRRC Marathon Relay 53:45
3/13 - Shamrock Run 20:40
4/3 - Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 1:33:57
4/10 - Delmar Dash 43:53
4/30 - Spring Runoff 10K & 5K 1:01:22, 31:27
5/15 - Pittsburgh Half Marathon 2:11:59
5/19 - Workforce Team Challenge 30:12
6/4 - Freihofer's Run for Women 28:18
7/10 - Utica Boilermaker 15K 1:35:54
8/6 - Camp Chingachgook Half Marathon 2:18:55
8/13 - The Warrior Dash New York 1:15:05
9/18 - Tour de Habitat
10/2 - Diva Half Marathon Long Island 2:05:11
10/23 - Fall Foliage Half Marathon 2:14:00
10/30 - Squirrelly Six Trail Run Race canceled!
11/13 - Stockade-athon 15K 1:26:04
11/24 - Troy Turkey Trot 27:07
2010 Race Calendar 5/20 - Workforce Team Challenge 33:30
5/23 - SPAC Rock & Run 27:18
6/5 - Freihofer's Run for Women 27:18
6/12 - KeyBank Run for Pride 5K 26:10
7/4 - Firecracker Four 37:59
7/11 - Utica Boilermaker 15 K 1:39:18
8/7 - Chingachgook Challenge 10K 59:33
9/12 - The Dunkin' Run 10K 57:48
9/19 - The Warrior Dash 47:37
10/10 - MHR Half Marathon 2:04:35
10/31 - Squirrely Six Mile 1:08:33
11/7 - Stockade-athon 15K 1:27:06
11/25 - Bethlehem Turkey Trot 25:05
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