Last Week:
- Monday – The weather really warmed up. It felt like summer not fall.
Usual lunch walk
I returned to the Troy Turkey Training group after a week off.
The hills made this workout tough but I know that these speed drills are important.
- Tuesday – It was even warmer today – a record high 85 degrees. I had to spend the day inside observing a training.
My view for 7 hours
At least I got in a walk at lunch.
I also played tennis that evening and went out to dinner after, as usual (shared a pizza).
- Wednesday – We were still enjoying our abnormally warm weather. I was alone today for my run. Alyssa and Natalie were unavailable and Barbara ran in the am. So I dragged myself through two laps of the campus or 6 miles before my STEM volunteer run. Since I would be busy on the weekend and next week, this could count as my long run.
- Thursday – A rainy day. No lunch walk. But miraculously the rain stopped and I was able to run with Alyssa.
Alyssa is that little orange dot. She continued for another UAlbany loop.
Unfortunately I have lost one of my running partners. Barbara fell and chipped a bone in her ankle and is out for 6 weeks. 😦
- Friday – A well earned rest day. At least today I remember to bring an umbrella so I could take a walk at lunch.
I even skipped mah jongg to stay home and pack and relax.
- Saturday – Today I had a planned day at Ellms Family Farms with my mentee and her two sons. But the weather did not cooperate. We postponed it until next Saturday. Instead I went to the movies with friends. This is one of my all time favorite books and I was very excited when they made it into a movie.
Loved it!!!
Then after the movie, I had to rush off to run a 5K race. (Luckily I picked up my bib earlier in the day since it was at a different place than the race.) I came sooo close to bailing on this race. 38 degrees. Windy. Pouring rain. But I ran it. And it was not fun!!
At least I won my age group. $25 LL Bean gift card
- Sunday – Definitely a busy day. I took the train with my 9 tennis friends to NYC. We separated because I was having lunch with college friends, the ones whom I spent my junior year in France with. We have reunions every few years to reminisce.
- Where else would a bunch of French majors have brunch?
Then I met my tennis friends because we had tickets to a Broadway show.
It was terrific!
2 people missing from the top pic and one on the bottom – ❤ my friends
17.5 miles done with 4 runs and 3 rest days.
This Week:
- Monday – travel to NYC for work, squeeze in a run after arriving
- Tuesday – NYC for work, squeeze in a run after work??
- Wednesday – NYC for work, squeeze in a run after work?? or maybe a show??
- Thursday – NYC for work, squeeze in a run after work??
- Friday – NYC for work, travel home
- Saturday – day at Ellms Family Farms with mentee
- Sunday – 9 mile run
Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races?
My First 5K and More... 
I started looking at the Ove book after you wrote about seeing the movie – sounds really interesting! Actually, Amazon led me down the path of all the books written by that author and now I want to read them all. 🙂
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I read one of his other ones and didn’t enjoy it as much.
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Oh no! Poor Barbara. 😦
We went to 3 movies on vacation and I watched another 2 on the plane. And a third one I’d downloaded from Amazon Prime (see how handy it is?) on the plane back home.
I am planning 8 miles Sunday (I didn’t think you’d be here this weekend). 9 is probably too big a job after only running 6 miles total this week. 🙂
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Let me know. I don’t know if I’ll get any running in this week in NYC and I ran 3 this past weekend. So I’m not sure how many I will really want to do. This may be a fun untrained half. I won’t get my long run in the weekend after in NYC either.
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That’s my plan unless something happens.
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That’s too big a jump.
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I hope your running friend heals up quickly, that sounds painful 😦 What did you think of Waitress? Hope you have a fun time in NYC for work this week!
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Waitress was terrific.
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Sounds like a pretty busy week! Glad you enjoyed the movie 🙂
It stinks your friend is out…I hope she heals well.
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We’ve taken in a few plays over the past few years and it leaves me wanting more! I would love to see a big production like this! I can only imagine what it would be like.
You had a great week of activity, you do stay busy Darlene. I still say you are one tough cookie for not ditching that very cold and wet 5k!
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Looks like another fun week! I’ve heard of that movie–glad it was good. I’ll have to check it out.
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Read the book!
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That UAlbany path looks great for a run! Although I know the leaves are scary when they get wet! You always seem to have such a great time in the city!
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It is easy because it is so close to where I work. And safe.
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