Whew! I am still recovering from this past weekend’s festivities. It was a four-day extravaganza filled with lots of family events. It was B’s brother’s wedding on Friday so the weekend started with a rehearsal and dinner on Thursday, wedding on Friday and a brunch on Sunday. So yeah, I’m pooped but it was all in good fun! Continue reading
Month: October 2019
Weekly Run Down – A Few Off Days
This week wasn’t the best week running wise. Why? I was out of town in the beginning, and then my brother-in-law got married, making for a busy Friday and beyond.
Here is a look at the mileage from the week:
And some highlights:
A 10K to start of my Monday morning. Felt good after a travel day on Sunday and no miles.
Not running related, but I was dancing the night away Friday/Saturday! It was my B’s brother’s wedding and I had pink suede stilettos that weren’t the most kind on my feet, but I sure had fun dancing! And of course wrangling the kiddos.
Questions for you:
- Do you ever have weeks where you end up with multiple off days? How do you deal with it?
- When was the last time you went to a wedding?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down
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Weekly Running Update: Sick and a Trip
After last week’s high mileage week, this week was a little less. I started the week off with a cold. Sunday night into Monday I started getting stuffy, which then turned into a head cold. I still was able to get in runs, but was tired and didn’t get in as much mileage as I used to.
Some highlights from the week include:
The main highlight of the week was running in upstate New York. I flew into New York on Thursday to spend some time with my family, because my brother was in town from Berlin. Friday morning I got up and got in a 5 mile run along the streets and park. I even passed some cows on the run! And my brother was out riding his bike and rode by me. It was a PERFECT fall day for a run!
Saturday I did not get in a run. After waking up, we took a car ride to a trail for a hike in the Catskill Mountains. It was a beautiful but chilly day for a hike.
Some questions for you:
- Have you gotten to enjoy some fall hiking or running?
- Do you have any trips planned?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
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A Weekend With Family in NY
This past weekend I got to travel – by myself – to New York! My brother was in town from Berlin and somewhat last minute I decided to get on a plane to see him and my parents.
It was such a good decision – I hadn’t been home since Christmas and it was great to see my family and also get in some quality time.
The weekend started with a quick stop in the City to see Jane. We were able to grab a quick lunch and catch up before I caught the train up to Albany with my brother.
Friday started off with a run around my old neighborhood. I saw cows and even caught my brother who was out for a bike ride!
That afternoon, we went to the Hyde, a nearby museum and old house. It was a GORGEOUS fall day in the area, but chilly.
And the museum was really cool – they had a Picasso exhibit going on, but you also get to see the interior of the house, which is preserved since the family lived there in the early 1900s.
Friday night, we went out to dinner in Saratoga Springs. I had an AMAZING grilled octopus dish.
Saturday, we decided to escape town and go for a hike in the Catskills. My brother, mom and I got in the car and after a kinda long car ride, got to the bottom of the trail at the mountain. After hiking up, we saw some amazing views.
The trees were all yellow and orange.
Then, we climbed up even further — you can see the house down below right where I took the picture above.
That night, we had tickets to the Albany Symphony Orchestra! It was a great performance at the beautiful Palace Theater downtown.
Unfortunately, that was the end of an amazing weekend. I hadn’t spent time with just my parents and brother in several (8? 10?) years, and it was just what I needed.
Questions for you:
- When was the last time you traveled by plane?
- Do you live near your parents? Siblings?
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Fall Festivities
Bring on the fall festivities! This weekend was full of fall festivities, from Harvestfest at the kids’ school to our friends’ kids birthday parties, and we had a blast celebrating.
Friday started with Harvestfest at school. It meant bobbing for donuts (trying to eat a donut off a string without using your hands), getting sparkly tattoos, story time, a cookout and other kid-friendly activities.
FW and LM had a ball.
Saturday morning included some yard work.
And then, birthday party fun!
It was a costume party also, so FW wore his spiderman outfit and LM was a sheep.
It also included some pumpkin painting.
The evening included takeout from Aladdins. Because, who doesn’t love hummus? (Answer: FW. But he is still pretty picky)
Sunday, B and his dad spent the whole morning power washing. Meaning I hung out with FW and LM. We went for a walk/trike ride around the block.
We ran around the house and goofed off.
And we watched B do work.
The weekend also included a run, some dinner with family and a few other non-pictured activities. And as always, Sunday night came and went too fast. Now, onto a short (for me) week before I head out of town to see family!
Some questions for you:
- Do you have any trips coming up?
- What types of fall festivities do you have planned?
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Weekly Running Update: Highest Mileage Week
This week was my highest mileage week of the whole year! I ran nearly 36 miles for the whole week, which is high for me. We had step challenge at work going on (I didn’t win), so each day my plan was to run at least 6 miles before work. I did it, and even got in 7 on Friday. Here’s how it looked:
Some highlights from the week include:
Sunday, before the step challenge started, we did a race with the whole family. I pushed FW and B pushed LM in the stroller and we did a local 5K.
The rest of the week included 6 + mile runs each day, including a 7 miler on Friday. It’s so dark in the mornings now! But if I wanna get a run in, I gotta still wake up early to get it in.
Despite getting in 19,000+ steps each day, I didn’t win the step challenge. But I still got in more steps than I usually do! Some questions for you:
- How many steps do you take in a day?
- What time do you wake up?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
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Finally Feeling Like Fall
Last week may have started out with 80 degree temps, but we are finally cooling down and it feels more like fall again around here. So, our weekend was full of fun fall activities.
We started off Friday night with dinner out – pizza!
And Saturday included one of my favorite fall activites- apple picking!
FW liked the Jonagold apple.
I love these guys.❤
After apple picking, we had lunch and did some baking. We made cookies to bring to a dinner we had planned that evening.
Saturday night, we went to my friend Emily’s house. She has two kids also and invited us and few other our friends with kids over for dinner. She made tacos and it was a great way for all the kids to run around and play with one another. There were only blurry photos because the kids were always moving!
Sunday morning, we had plans – we were doing the Happy 5K race in my neighborhood. B and I ran with the kids (and their strollers) for the run.
After naptime, we decided to hit the playground. FW had brought his class stuffed whale home for the weekend (thus the whale in so many of the above pics) and kept mentioning he wanted to take him to the playground. So we did!
And for dinner we kept it simple. B’s parents had been out of town over the weekend, so our usual Sunday family dinner plans were cancelled. We ended up staying in and making which hit the spot. Oh, and of course we had leftover cookies 🙂
Some questions for you:
- Did it finally start feeling like fall near you?
- Have you gone apple picking yet this season?
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Weekly Run Down: Cleveland Ambassador Edition
I’m excited to share that I am back as a Cleveland Marathon Ambassador! I will be once again training for one of my favorite races next spring, and sharing my training with you. I’ll also be able to share a free race entry with one lucky fan coming up soon. I’m really excited and feel so lucky — the Cleveland Marathon is a great event, and I’ve done one or more of the races as part of the marathon weekend for more than 5 years in a row.
So what I doing for runs now? I don’t have any big races lined up in the meantime, but instead have plans to keep up my base mileage throughout the winter so I’m ready for training next year.
Knowing that, here is a look at my runs this week. It was a warm week – it was nearly 90 on Monday – but I think it’s finally getting to be fall now. I’m anticipating some chilly morning runs soon!
Besides the above news, the only highlight to share is that I saw lots of deer this week! There are 2-4 that seem to live around my route and I ran into them a few times this week.
Some questions for you:
- Are there any races that you consistently run year after year?
- Do you see deer on your runs?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
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