January 25, 2013 by Darlene

The Non-Running Vacation Post

Yes, running everyday in shorts along the river was the best part of my vacation. (Sorry Mary Ann & Bob.)

To be fair, my hosts were great and we did a lot of fun things.

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I love to have a vacation with FIRSTS:

first time climbing to the top of a lighthouse
first carriage ride
first time seeing manatees up close
first time running over a bridge (next time will be my Half marathon)

Now it is back to reality.

yesterday morning

Happy Running! How are you dealing with the cold? Do you run outside?

January 2, 2013 by Darlene

2012 Recap (in Photos)

And it wasn’t all bad…

Here it is month by month in photos. ENJOY!

JANUARY

Jimmy Buffet-themed birthday party for one of my Lake George friends

FEBRUARY

I knit my first sock

MARCH

I started biking

APRIL

I started walking at lunch

MAY

I celebrated my birthday in Florida

JUNE

I started running again

JULY

I started playing tennis again

AUGUST

I cooled off every weekend in the lake

SEPTEMBER

I had a 2nd visit from Anna from Russia

OCTOBER

I spent time with my 2 fav little guys

NOVEMBER

I had a surprise visit from a friend who moved to Florida

DECEMBER

I got to go to Orlando with friends

Happy Running! Hope you had a good year! What was the highlight?

November 27, 2012 by Darlene

#HOLIDAYADAY Photo Challenge!!!

I just stumbled upon this challenge in FB from roadrunnergirl.com. I LOVE taking pictures so I decided why not.

You just take a photo a day using the prompt (above) for each day as your inspiration. After you take your photo…you can post it for everyone to see! You can post it on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, your blog, or anywhere else you’d like! Just be sure to tag your photo with #holidayaday!

Happy Running! Are you going to participate in the #holidayaday photo challenge?

November 2, 2012 by Darlene

Five Foto Friday

I am still basking in the glow of my last 5k race. Hopefully it won’t be my last 5K race.

the Runners World 5k is about to begin…

And we’re off…

Uh oh…this may hurt…

Happy to be running inspite of the pain

sprinting to the finish …hoping to break my wounded 5k PR

Happy Running! Enjoy your weekend!

October 28, 2012 by Darlene

Fun Before the Storm

Actually I think we will luckily only have some RAIN and a lot of WIND from Sandy.

But it was a beautiful day yesterday and I cannot run so I took advantage of the opportunity to spend the day with Amanda (my mentee) and her 2 sons.

Amanda and I both needed cheering up. She has lost her job as a EMT and cannot find another. (Richard is almost 6 yrs old & in kindergarten, Matthew is 14 mos) Her problems make mine seem rather minor.

Every fall we go to Ellms Family Farm which has a lot of things to do for kids – games, rides, mazes, etc. As usual, I took lots of photos and here is just a sampling.

I walked around all day and it was tiring with a boot (and a little painful). The hot cider and freshly baked cider donuts made me feel better. The kids had fun and that’s all that matters.

Happy Running! If you live where Sandy hits, stay safe!