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Weekly Run Down for 11.9.25-11.16.25: Bookend Racing


I started the week with a local 15k and I am ending this week with a local 5k (as a coach/mentor).

Last Week –

  • Sunday – Stockade-athon 15k. 

There was rain in the forecast and so I wasn’t looking forward to getting soaked for 9.3 miles.

Though it rained on our drive to and from the race, it didn’t rain at all during the race!! Lucky us!

I’ve run this race many times before and it’s one where you bump into so many familiar faces so I did enjoy it… but those hills and unfortunately my body wasn’t loving them.

thanks to Barbara for sharing the before and after and gotta love a downhill finish..

  • Monday – Recovery so no run today.

I went to the gym before work instead…

met a friend to walk at lunch (and beat the rain/snow)

and stopped off to see my granddaughter after…

followed by dinner with my stepson.

  • Tuesday – Holiday Day OFF – Another morning at the gym (but later than usual).

I met my friend Jenny for a run. I convinced her to wait until it warmed up… The 3 mile run was fine but then we walked 2 more miles. I was a popsicle by the time we were done.

I met a friend out for a drink and apparently missed seeing the Northern Lights?

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  • Wednesday – Morning #3 at the gym…

Surprise e-mail:

more details on this in Runfessions

After work was our last STEM run before the big race on Sunday.

again no runners came out in our site so I ran with two speedy 20 something mentors/coaches…

  • Thursday – Guess what day it was?

And this was the cup I got?

I had to ask…

and I did get my Red Cup 🙂

Another run with Jenny but since she was busy in the morning, we waited until afternoon to head to the rail trail. (I took a late lunch).

damp and drizzling but grateful for the company and change of scenery

  • Friday – Back to the gym before work…

and mah jongg in the evening.

  • Saturday – Normally a long run but since I had a 5k scheduled for the next day, I met Deb andweonly ran one loop at UAlbany and then walked a few… followed by brunch to meet the rest of the group

matchy matchy me

After some grocery shopping, I joined a friend to go to:

Hudson-Mohawk Weavers Guild 47th Annual Show & Sale, Pat's Barn at Rensselaer Technology Park, Troy, 14 November to 16 November | AllEvents

and then out to carb load (or not):

  • Sunday – Upstate Classic 5k.  It is our goal race for the STEM program. Not sure who I am running it with and if it’s a run, slow run or walk.  Hopefully everyone involved has a good race. (There are even 3 from last year’s program who will be completing their first half.)

In the evening, we are celebrating 17 years of playing mah jongg  together at a Chinese restaurant (Sadly our group has grown smaller through the years…)

 back in 2013

This Coming Week on the Run – 

  • Monday – run
  • Tuesday – walk
  • Wednesday –  PM run
  • Thursday – PM run
  • Friday – gym, mah jongg (hosting)
  • Saturday – Long Run and Brunch, bib pick up (for turkey trot)
  • Sunday – gym, ??,birthday dinner for tennis friend

This Coming Week on the Blog – 

  • Tuesday – Stockade-athon 15k Race Recap
  • Friday – 5 Reasons that I am Thankful for Running

Happy Running! Training for any big or small races this fall?   Please share.

 

 

 

 

 

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20 thoughts on “Weekly Run Down for 11.9.25-11.16.25: Bookend Racing”

  3. That sounds like a busy and fun week! Glad you got your red cup (they tried to give you a plain old cup??? That’s an outrage!) Heather is getting so pretty! She’s definitely not a baby anymore.

    Hope the race today went well- looking forward to the 15k recap!

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  4. Wow, you’re always busy with races! Well done and I hope today’s 5k was a good one! And how exciting about that half marathon.

    I also missed the northern lights. I’ve never seen them which is probably a shame, since I’m Swedish and all.

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  5. I’d seen the Starbucks cups thing on social media, but I don’t have that filtered into my day, LOL. I do have a lot of holiday cups from years past, that I’m hoping to fashion into a wreath…someday.

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  8. Such an incredible week! Your granddaughter is growing up so much!

    Yay for the half! Are you going to do it?

    I love that you have been playing with your mahjong group for so long. What a wonderful tradition.

    I ran a super hilly race this weekend. Whew. I wasn’t ready!

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