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Fall Foliage Hike – Sleeping Beauty – 10.9.20
A few weeks ago my friend Frank and I hiked Sleeping Beauty in Lake George, one of my favorite hikes. It was my first every Adirondack hike back in 2008, as well as my first solomy first solo hike a few years back! I also hiked it with my dad and sister a few years ago—so needless to say, it’s my go-to hike! The trailhead is only about a hour from Albany so it’s a really nice spot if you’re looking for something close to home with great views for little effort. We parked at Dacy Clearing, the main trailhead. Sometimes the gate is closed and you have to park further…
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Fall in the ADK and Hiking Cliff Mountain
This past weekend was prime for leaf peeping in the Adirondacks! Sunday morning I drove up to Keene Valley to hike one of my favorites, Indian Head! Last summer Christine and I hiked it and I couldn’t wait to come back. Just look at this view. Monday was my first day off since Labor Day! Brendan and I drove up to the Upper Works trailhead in Newcomb to go back for Cliff, a peak we orphaned back in May when we hiked Redfield. It was going to be a long day. It was in the mid 30s when we got to the trailhead. Brrr! We got there around 7 and…
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A Long Run in Photos
(Happy Birthday, Melissa!) Where: Lions Park, Niskyauna Bike Path Temperature at start: 27 degrees Miles ran: 14 Average Pace: 10:04 Time: 2:21:01 Running buddies: three awesome girls (Melissa, Valerie & Yulia) Thanks girls for making Saturday’s run awesome! I think it was the best run of marathon training yet! Hoping to recreate it for next weekend’s 20 miler.
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Impromtu Half Marathon
It was October 2nd and my fall half marathon was over already. I saw tweets on twitter the following weekends about races and was a bit sad mine race had already come and gone. I had plans to run a half marathon trail race but decided to run the 6 miler instead since I just don’t feel like running for that long on the trails… Enter the Fall Foliage Half Marathon in Rhinebeck! Yesterday on a whim I registered. I’m not aiming to PR, just hopefully have another awesome race. Another 13.1 in 2011, I don’t mind if I do. 🙂