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June 21, 2013

4:30 Marathon or Bust! Treadmill Workout

running, travel / 14 Comments

On Monday, two weeks after my last marathon (yes yes San Diego race report still in progress), I finally got back to running. While in upstate New York on Monday morning, I went for what was supposed to be an easy three-mile jog around the SUNY Albany campus. It was beautiful scenery, but my legs just felt heavy and dead throughout – I think from all the squats in Refine Method on Sunday) – so it wasn’t quite as relaxing as I had wanted the run to be. At least I got to enjoy some pretty views of the campus, …

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June 17, 2013

Whirlwind (Long) Weekend

health and fitness, travel / 13 Comments

What a whirlwind (long) weekend! Friday was fairly low-key until the evening, when I ushered a friend off to a second date that I later found out went fabulously well. Following my pep talk, I stayed to hang out at the bar (Valhalla – one of my favorite beer bars in the city) for an hour or so, and then it was off to my friend Jon’s “Influencers” cocktail party. Jon is one of those people who seems to know anyone and everyone, and a few years ago, he began hosting dinner parties that brought people with very different backgrounds …

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June 25, 2012

Race Report: Adirondack Distance Run

running, travel / 10 Comments

This weekend, I had my sister-in-law’s baby shower to attend in Saratoga, NY. Since I would have to be in town for the shower anyway, I decided to add another purpose to my trip – the Adirondack Distance Run. The Adirondack Distance Run is a 10 mile race that begins at Lake George High School (or this year, the Fire Department), takes two turns to get out to the main road, and then turns onto the lake road and heads north along the shore for 10 miles before finishing in Bolton Landing. I had run it way back in 2007, …

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February 23, 2012

Race Report: HMRRC Winter Marathon

running, travel / 11 Comments

After an insane week at work, I’m finally back – and with a race report from last week’s awesome Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club Winter Marathon. Happy Thursday, everyone! I woke up on Sunday morning feeling not-at-all ready to run a marathon. Despite going to bed super early the night before (9pm! On a Saturday! And I spent 7pm-9pm lying in bed catching up on episodes of Smash, so clearly I am a party girl), I have long noted that it’s not the sleep you get the night before a marathon that matters, but the sleep you get two nights …

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May 23, 2011

A sick start to the week

career, health and fitness, travel / 4 Comments

After taking the day off Thursday and then spending Friday working from bed, you would think that I would be better. In fact, on Friday I felt good enough to do a bit of yoga at night. I didn’t really work up a crazy sweat like I do with regular Insanity, but I did get a light sheen that felt great – like I was sweating the toxins right out of me. I stayed in on Friday night, since I needed to be up at 6am on Saturday, but didn’t get much sleep due to all my stressing. Work, marathons, …

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