• Fitness,  marathon,  Running

    2015 Mohawk Hudson Half Marathon

    Another Hudson Mohawk Half in the books! Sunday was my fourth HM Half, and we had the perfect day for it! It was a little bit chilly at the start, but not too bad. Turns out all I needed was a pair of throw-away gloves. The first mile of this race is always super slow for me. It weaves around the Colonie Town Park and eventually goes to the bike path where I can finally get my stride going. The key to this year’s race was the fact that I had no goals. I wasn’t sure how it was going to go because I didn’t particularly train for it. I ran…

  • Fitness,  Race Re-Cap,  Races,  Running

    Mohawk Hudson Half Marathon 2014

    Sunday was the Mohawk Hudson Half Marathon! This was my first half marathon back in 2010, and I like running it when I can because it does hold a special place in my life! This year it was Heather‘s first half marathon! I offered to pace her and Alicia during the race. I got to the starting area at Colonie Town Park at around 7:45. The race started at 8:30. We had some time to hang out and chat before the race began. It was a bit chilly, so everyone had their “throwaway” clothes on. I had some cheap gloves and black sweatshirt that I ditched at mile 1. The…