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I’m Running a Marathon Tomorrow
So yeah, I’m running a marathon tomorrow. In the rain. But running in the rain is nothing new here. If you follow me on twitter, the last few days have been filled of tweets regarding the state of Vermont’s weather, but alas, I cannot control it, so I just need to ignore it and try to be prepared as I can be. This may have involved purchasing a rain and wind proof running jacket at the expo today. Anyway, it rained our entire drive to Vermont, and even on the ferry. Typical ferry weather. It was my first time ever taking a ferry by car, so it was kind of…
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Crossroads Brewery
Another Sunday night, another weekend gone. Seriously, weekends go by way too fast! Friday night was spend celebrating yet another one of my friend’s birthday. My friend Melissa invited a bunch of us to the Point for dinner and drinks. I couldn’t resist the sparking moscato and had two glasses of this delicious drink. I seriously need to find myself a bottle of that! We had a pretty fantastic time! Saturday morning I did my long run (more on that later), but after resting up my sister Julie and her boyfriend Brian invited me to go to Crossroads Brew Pub! Located in Athens, about 40 minutes south of Albany, Crossroads…
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Tour at Albany Distilling Co.
Saturday during our brief little snow storm, my sister, her boyfriend Brian and I braved the elements to the Albany Distilling Company in downtown Albany. We got a tour of the distillery, which is pretty small, but it was really interesting. They get all their grains for producing the spirits from local NY State farms! This thing was cool–all the grains go into this thing and turns them into a porrige-like consistency before the distillation process. And then the good stuff comes out of here eventually. After the tour we got to sample some whiskey–the Coal Yard, an unaged whiskey, which was clear and looks like vodka! And the darker…
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Merry Christmas.
Is it just me or did Christmas come up so fast? I feel like I was running through the summer heat not that long ago! Anyway, I hope you all have a great Christmas! Chris left on Friday to visit his family, so Thursday night we cooked dinner together and exchanged presents. I got him a jersey and shirt of his favorite German soccer team and he gave me a bunch of my favorite Trader Joe’s items (!!) and this, a race medal display!! I am THRILLED because my bibs and medals have been scattered all throughout my apartment. I finally have a place to hang them. Saturday my sister…
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Post Marathon Celebrations
The post marathon high is still going strong over here! I’m feeling a little bit sad that it’s over–and I’m looking for my next big goal! But right now, lets discuss the post-marathon celebrations that happened back in Richmond. The three of us hung out at the finish line for about an hour or two, stretching, etc. We decided it was time to venture over to the bag check area, which we had heard had long lines located up a hill around the corner from the finish. Honestly, walking up the hill wasn’t horrible. I thought my legs were going to feel worse than they did. The line had shortened…
