Hard to believe that it is July already.
Still haven’t run a race since February,
Summer humidity arrived along with showers and thunderstorms but running, hiking and boating still took place. In other words, I kept my sanity.
I have until Aug 31 to run/walk 1000k. Still chugging along. More than halfway…Yay!
Last Week –
- Monday – The rain yesterday cooled off the temps but left awful humidity!! I ran before work. Still only getting in 3 miles since I never get out early enough (or run fast enough.)
working from home has given me more time to decide what to wear…this skirt is a unicorn
Still lucky enough to get in a walk and not get wet.
in the ‘hood – just love poppies!!!
After dinner I decided to re-visit the Tivoli Lake Preserve in Albany. Another hidden treasure that few people in this city know about. I visited it early in the pandemic and got in a visit again before the third storm of the day.
behind some unkept trails and along the Amtrak train tracks
- Tuesday – A busy work day so just a quick walk in the ‘hood before work. A dreary rainy morning but I stayed mostly dry.
the lilies are a bloomin’!
and then again at lunch. The sun came out but then it started to sprinkle…actually felt great.
don’t you love raindrops on roses, I mean flowers?
After work, it still threatened rain but nevertheless, I drove to the Albany end of the rail trail to get in as many miles as the weather (or legs) would allow. Barely got done before the skies opened up.
had to rush the pic but there is a roaring creek below
- Wednesday – This weather is getting old. Humid #AF when I went for my morning walk. Came home dripping in sweat.
an orange kind of morning
The sun came out so I went for my lunch walk. It turned into more of a sprint since the skies opened suddenly and I got drenched!!
continuing with my orange theme for the day
Today was supposed to be our weekly trail walk day. It didn’t look good weather-wise. But the rain stayed away and we did a really scenic and fun hike. It was challenging in parts too.
even a waterfall at the Rensselaer Tech Park trails
- Thursday – Finally sunshine. Again, I got up too late to squeeze in a run so I walked.
it was warm already…wished I opted to run…
I decided to run at lunch… Holy heat stroke!! 91 degrees!!
did most of the run on the water line thinking it would be cooler but it sure didn’t feel like it
After work, I headed off to the trails looking for a breeze and some shade. I found it at Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary.
would have hiked longer but there was thunder and storms on the way.
I arrived home just in time for ANOTHER storm and no power for several hours. No problem. I already had plans to go out to dinner with a friend (outdoors and the rain did stop 🙂 ).
- Friday – My planned rest day. More clouds and rain on the way. Started the day with a walk and took my umbrella (only a quick shower even though the forecast was for rain later on.).
these flowers reminded me of the fireworks that I won’t be seeing tomorrow 😦
I also managed to squeeze in a steamy lunch walk and did not get rained on. I walked both loops of the trail in the local park.
I must have just missed the rain because it was very wet and felt like a rain forest
It rained all afternoon. I’ve never seen it rain that hard!! Crazy weather.
Another day where I had to decide if I had time to hike between thunderstorms. According to the radar, it seemed that I would be less likely to get rained on if I drove north. So I headed to Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve (a new trail for me) and took a risk. I walked from the Whipple Bridge to the Old Lock 19 and back.
wide and flat…a nice place to run
Another storm in the evening but I stayed dry today.
I enjoyed it even more the 2nd time. I downloaded it so I’ll probably watch it several more times.
- Saturday – LONG RUN DAY. Back by popular demand was a group run at the Zim Smith Bike Path. As I did last week, I drove up earlier to run. Many of my 10 miles were with friends, some were solo. Glad for the cloud cover but it was sooooo humid, felt like running in a rain forest.
and yes, I wore my red, white and blue since it was the 4th of July
Unfortunately, our favorite brunch place (Leah’s) was closed so we drove to Lakeside Farms. I had apple fritter French toast … yum.
Normally, I would be up at the lake to BBQ with friends, watch the fireworks on the lake and participate in tomorrow’s Hike-athon. All was cancelled so I decided to stay home do errands and go for a hike. Then head up to spend the day there tomorrow.
First Henry Hudson Park but could not find the trails and then another nearby but the trails were too buggy = short hike 🙂
- Sunday – Boating Day. Since most boaters had been there on Friday and Saturday, it wasn’t too crowded but it was a PERFECT day to be on Lake George. I just floated around in the water or sat in a chair on the island and read.
my happy place
My hubby drove home however my legs needed some steps so I just walked around town (and thus got home rather late but worth it.)
love Bolton Landing…next time maybe I’ll run here.
This Coming Week –
- Monday – run
- Tuesday – rest day
- Wednesday – run
- Thursday – run, trail walk
- Friday – rest day
- Saturday – LONG RUN
- Sunday – rest day, boating
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Love Monday’s flower matching!
I referred to this week as south florida with the afternoon thunderstorms daily.
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Good point. It makes the timing tricky with running and walking.
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It has incentivized me to get out in the morning since I can’t do lunch walks due to meetings
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I love, love, love all your flower photos! Gosh, I have to talk myself into running when it’s in the mid-70s. The 90s would force me to the treadmill for sure! I didn’t know you could download Hamilton! It’s pretty long so I’m not ready to watch it again right away. 😉
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I downloaded it to my iPad. So I can watch it offline.
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Love all your pretty flowers and scenery! We’re in phase 4 here, which means restaurants can open for distanced indoor dining, but we haven’t gone. I still wait in line to enter Trader Joe’s and the tiniest bottles of sanitizer at Target are outrageously priced so no, it still feels more pandemic-like than not.
Omg apple fritter french toast? I’d dive into that!
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That’s why I ran 10 miles lol
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I am loving all of your flower photos! So glad to see you running with your friends again too. Some things feel more normal but I am still pretty leery of going into public places and not up for inside restaurants yet
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I agree. I am staying outside and 6 ft apart.
Still better than running alone.
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I can’t believe I haven’t run a real in-person race since January! And that one was an 8-mile trail run in Florida when I visited my sister. We lived in a different world then!
You run/hike at the prettiest places! I am enjoying seeing all the pics of the nature preserves and parks you visit.
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I’m out before 7 pretty much every morning in the summer walking the dogs (and Lola can barely tolerate it then. Or I’m running.Friday was the only really bad day to my mind last week — but then again, I was in Millbrook on Thursday & it’s usually cooler down there.
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It was a hot humid week in my book. Mostly my fault about not running 5 am. Work is stressful so I have to often start early. Like today. Ugh.
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All of your flower pics are so pretty! It’s amazing how much more we see while walking, right? Great job on getting in so much walking…I”m trying to figure out an optimal time to walk today. Right now, at lunch, it’s 95F and the humidity is outta control…no one needs to see my hair after that LOL I think I’ll wait until after work…
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same here. I have to run after work…if I don’t die.
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No rain in sight here–just roasting hot and humid temperatures. Thank goodness for the shade of the trails. Your flower photos are lovely!
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yes, thank God for trails. You picked the right race to train for this summer.
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We’re at the time of year when it storms every single afternoon. Super annoying. But that’s the tropics for you.
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Someone said that we were having Florida weather. No rain since Friday. Now it’s just plain HOT.
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Oh my goodness please send some of that rain to me! We’ve been dry forever. Things are pretty much open where I live, though as the numbers have gone up our major cities are starting to require masks (instead of just strongly recommending them).
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The rain is over…hasn’t rained since Friday. Now it’s just plain HOT.
We have to wear masks indoors and when not 6ft from someone.
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Wow, such beautiful flowers!!! I love it.
I want it to rain so it can cool off here.
We’re in Phase 4 here but I am still staying home as much as I can.
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It rained tonight but just as humid as ever. Even hotter tomorrow
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