Practice for the Hairy Gorilla

October 12th, 2011 | Posted by Jen in Fitness, Holidays, Running - 2 people had their say - chime in!

I had this past Monday off from work for the Holiday (hurray!) so Chris and I wanted to make the most of the beautiful weather! We drove up to Thacher Park to run the trails and do a bit of light hiking.

We ended up running about a mile since my hip started acting up and just . . . → Read More: Practice for the Hairy Gorilla

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Trail Runs are Dirty and Scary

June 17th, 2011 | Posted by Jen in Fitness, Running - 2 people had their say - chime in!

Its no surprise that I love trail runs. But last night after doing my second run of the summer trail run series with the ARE, I was left covered in mud…and kind of scared.

Let me explain.

Last night’s trail run was at Thacher Park, which is also home to the Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon and Squirrelly Six Trail . . . → Read More: Trail Runs are Dirty and Scary

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Squirrelly Six Mile Trail Race

October 31st, 2010 | Posted by Jen in Blogger Meet-Up, Food, Race Re-Cap, Races, Restaurant Reviews, Running - 11 people had their say - chime in!

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 . . . → Read More: Squirrelly Six Mile Trail Race

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My First Trail Run

August 1st, 2010 | Posted by Jen in Food, Running - 6 people had their say - chime in!

Today I finally got to go for a trail run! I was so happy! But I’ll get to that in a little bit…

First, breakfast!

I made another banana scramble.

  

This one was pretty tasty, I must say. I think each one I’ve made so far has tasted different. But all pretty good!

After breakfast I snaked on some random . . . → Read More: My First Trail Run

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