It's hard to work on your marathon pace when your constantly running hills, so this week I finally drove myself to some flats on the south shore of Long Island. But before that, somehow, I raced again. [Tweet "Finally flat! Check out the details of my 16 miler! #sweatpink #runchat"] The Sayville Summer Fest 4 miler is a mainstay on our race calendar, so we of course found ourselves sucked in to something we ideally wouldn't want to be … [Read more...]
Weekend Race Recap + Running Long {and Hilly!}
So there was a small race involved in this weekend--a 3x2 mile relay! It was Sunday evening and followed by a BBQ dinner for the whole family! It was definitely tough to get the legs going on the soft trails after a tough long run on Saturday, and it was not part of the training plan, but it was fun none the less! [Tweet "Weekend Race Recap + Running Long {and Hilly!}"] Saturday was the long run day. What is a long run really? I did 12.5 … [Read more...]
Weekend Recap: 1st Birthday Vineyard Snapshots + More Hills
My little baby turned one this past week and Saturday we celebrated her first year. After much deliberation about the party location (we did not have the space to host at home), we ended up at a local winery. We happened to live not far from Long Island's vast 'wine country', and are regulars at one in particular. Osprey's Dominion has always been welcoming, and their 4 acre field overlooking the grape vines is often filled with families enjoying … [Read more...]
Weekend Race Recap + Taking It One Hill at a Time
I seem to get sucked in to these races that I've been a part of for years even when I'm not supposed to be racing! This past weekend I was scheduled for 8 miles as part of my condensed marathon training plan, but ended up racing in Sayville Running Company's Race to Cure Cystic Fibrosis 4 miler on Saturday. The race was pretty awesome, and I'm glad I ran it--just one short year ago I was at this race on my daughter's due date watching my … [Read more...]
Weekend {No Race!} Recap + Iron Cowboy Meet Up
I could think of a million reasons why we shouldn’t have taken the trip to Pennsylvania to catch up with the Iron Cowboy. But then again, I’m sure the Iron Cowboy could think of a million more reasons why he shouldn’t be doing 50 Ironmans in 50 days in 50 states--but he is. [Tweet "Weekend Recap + Iron Cowboy Meet Up @IronCowboyJames #IC505050"] Yeah, you read that right. James Lawrence, AKA the Iron Cowboy, set out to do something epic … [Read more...]
