Yesterday I was in NYC. Not for work…

but to run an all-women’s 10k race with 4 friends.

Last Week-

• Sunday – Another day with iffy weather.  It didn’t rain until the evening but it was too chilly to be on our boat.

I started the day at the gym and then got a lot of errands done including my nails.

I spent most of the afternoon in the garden and then we barbecued before the rain. Phew.

• Monday -I may be doing a lot of gym work this week. Since my race, my right Achilles (the good foot) has been sore.  Better safe than sorry since I wanted to not limp through the NYC race on Saturday.

I even skipped my pickleball lesson.

I visited my granddaughter instead.

• Tuesday – Another gym morning (I use different machines when I go 2 days in a row.)

One week GOTCHA birthday for my new cat… She is still isolated from the others so all is well.

• Wednesday –  4th morning in a row at the gym.

I was lucky that my chiro Kerry had an opening at lunch so she could work magic on my right Achilles/ankle.

She said it was just tight muscles and that I was fine to run…

In the evening, I had tickets for a wine tasting/fundraiser. This was my 3rd time attending and again it was a fun event for a great cause.

There was lots of good food (and wine) and though we didn’t win any raffles prizes, I did win a door prize.

• Thursday -I skipped the gym in favor of the dentist followed by a test run and errands. (I went into work late…)

The Achilles? A little sore but I was able to run…

Being cautious, I didn’t go to this week’s evening trail run…

The weather in NYC:

• Friday- I took the day off to take the train to NYC. There were 5 of us going on this mini race-cation..

After we arrived, we headed to our hotel then to have NYC bagels for lunch. From there, we walked to get our bibs & shirts for the race and we spent the afternoon doing some fun touristy activities before we carb loaded at dinner.

• Saturday – Mastercard NY Mini 10k.

I ran this race for the first time last year…

and this year I convinced 4 friends to do it with me. All women’s races are the best and this was no exception.  It was MUCH warmer than we would have liked but we all had fun.

After our showers and change of clothes, we celebrated with lunch followed by a Broadway show.

Finally, we had some dessert, grabbed our bags from the hotel and headed home on the train.

• Sunday – Gym visit and weather permitting up to the lake.

This Coming Week on the Run –

• Monday -DAY OFF, hiking, lunch, pickleball dinner with some old  friends
• Tuesday – gym, walk, hair appt.
• Wednesday – run
• Thursday –trail run/walk
• Friday- gym, mah jongg
• Saturday – Long Run and Brunch, boating?

This Coming Week on the Blog –

• Tuesday – Mastercard NYC Mini 10k Race Recap
• Friday – Tips for Summer Running

Happy Running! Training for any big or small races?  Are you a fan of big races? What about all women’s races? Have you run any?? Please share.

 

 

 

 

 

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