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Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon
Yesterday I ran my first trail half marathon! I had been wanting to run this local half marathon held up at Thacher Park for ages. I first ran the Squirrelly Six mile race three years ago, but the year after it was cancelled. Last year I was marathon training so I didn’t want to risk running 13.1 on a trail…finally this was the year! Christine and I dressed up as Minnie Mouse and a cat. One of the reasons I love this race is because it is Halloween themed! There are runners in costumes everywhere. The trails are decorated with gravestones and there are bats hanging from the trees! The…
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Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to my awesome mom! Love you so much, mom. This morning we had a delicious brunch at Jake Moon. I got the buckwheat pancakes filled with bananas & pecans.
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Back in the Running Game
Is everyone having a good Saturday? Last night Chris and I made our weekly vegan meal (part of our green challenge). I realized that I eat vegan meals way more than once a week! Last night we made vegan eggplant parm by simply leaving out the cheese. And we had a side salad! This eggplant is amazing. And it makes making eggplant parm SO EASY! We also utilized our other green challenge by drinking some New York wine with dinner! Bully Hill is a really popular New York wine. And its pretty cheap too. This one was on the sweet side, just how I like it. ~~~ For breakfast this…
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Birthdays and Brunches with Bloggers
It’s already Sunday. This weekend has flown by! But, I have a long one since I have a day off tomorrow for MLK Day. 🙂 So, Friday was my mom’s birthday! Dad and Mom in Florida, Feb. 2010 Friday night we celebrated with cake + an edible arrangement! Isn’t it pretty? My favorite are the chocolate covered strawberries! I also had a small slice of cake. I hope my mom had a fantastic birthday! Happy birthday Mom, I love you! Anyway–Saturday morning I had to get up bright and early to head to yoga. I purchased a Groupon for 50% of yoga classes at the Pilates Principal in Latham. Our…
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Squirrelly Six Mile Trail Race
Happy Halloween! Today I did one of the most fun things I could think of on Halloween day...run my first trail race!! The Albany Running Exchange puts on this Halloween themed race: The Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon and Squirrelly Six Mile Trail Races at Thacher State Park in Voorheesville. It was AWESOME!!! All of the runners were dressed up, and they had some of the course even decorated for Halloween! There were even live gorillas hiding in the trees… I, of course, was running the six mile, another half marathon is way too soon for me! I also dressed up as a bumble bee. 😉 I got there at about…
