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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…

  • Food,  Running

    Trader Joe’s in Pitt

    Wednesday afternoon after lunch in Pittsburgh, Chris and I went to check out the local Trader Joe’s! We don’t have TJ’s in Albany 🙁 so a trip here was much needed! I wanted to get a couple of things that were non-perishable that I could bring back on the plane. I picked up… Organic Superfruit Spread Powerberries Apple Blueberry Dried Fruit Bar So far, my favorite item from TJ’s, Smashing S’mores. We heated them up in the microwave for about 5 seconds, and the marshmallow got all metly + delicious. Yum! And non-food related… The shaving cream works really well (and smells nice!) so I will probably be buying more…

  • Food,  Running

    My First Trail Run

    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 things until my trail run at noon. Sue, Brendan and I drove to Thacher Park. They have miles and miles of trails for hiking, biking, and even skiing. I actually forgot my GPS watch, and my camera, so I didn’t get to take any photos of the trails. We…