• Fitness,  Food,  Race Re-Cap,  Races,  Travel

    Manchester Maple Leaf Half Marathon

    I’m overdue for a blog post so I figured I’d update you all on yesterday’s half marathon. My friend Marcie and I drove to VT in the morning to get there in time to pick up our race packets. The race was held in Manchester, which was only about an hour and half away from Albany. It was such a quick and easy drive! The Maple Leaf was a half marathon and a 5K, so Marcie wanted to come along and run the 5K while I ran the half. The first few miles of the race were pretty good. I felt pretty strong and tackled the hills head on! This…

  • Fitness,  Races,  Running,  Training

    Half Marathon #9

    Today I signed up for half marathon #9! I can check Vermont off my list of states where I’ve ran races because I signed up for the Maple Leaf Half Marathon in Manchester! (Other states include: Washington DC (does that one count?), Florida, Pennsylvania and New York, obviously.) My marathon training plan actually calls for an actual half marathon the weekend of Maple Leaf Half, so I searched for a local race and this one popped up, which is only an 1.5 hour drive from Albany. I figured if I leave early enough (race starts at 9AM) I can get there with time to spare for parking, packet pickup, etc.…