For the past few months, I’ve gotten seasoned to the “bang-bang” of the weekend runs thanks to Manitou’s Revenge. Big run on Saturday – BANG! Another big run on Sunday – BANG! Our plan this last weekend was simple: try to get Adam to do about 30 miles. We started with a “quick” 18 mile […]
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Finger Lakes Fifties Trail Race 2015
This year for the 4th of July we started things out a little differently! After getting up at 4 am, we hopping in the car and drove about 30 miles west for the Finger Lakes Fifties – we were signed up for the 50k. As you can see below, we had a bit of rain […]
Ragnar Trail New England – Northfield, MA
We were excited when Ragnar announced a new Trail event in Massachusetts! Huzzah! A trail event in our backyard! Kind of…as we learned the location was still 5 hours away. Matters not! We’ll still do it and I bet we’ll have a lot of interest – we thought. Fast forward a few months, and […]
Summertime means ice cream!
This summer has been weird in Ithaca, just ask any local. The weather has been temperamental: rainy and cold! But there’s one thing that is true regardless of how the thermometer reads: I don’t say ‘no’ to ice cream. Adam and I have a very hard time saying ‘no’ when one of us gets an […]
What’s in your bag: Trail running edition!
“What do you bring on a 6-mile run?” “How in the world can you run for four hours without eating?” (quick answer: I eat) “How much water do you drink?” I’ve been asked these questions (and many others: e.g. “are you nuts?”) over the course of my spring training. Many of the answers to those questions […]
Manitou’s Revenge Race Report
Holy cow. HOLY COW! I can’t believe it is over! I’ve been prepping for so many months, and that day has passed! And I’m still alive (and – dare I say it – I can look back and say I loved it)! Pre-Race First, the lead up to the race: I’ve only completed ONE 50-miler […]
Calm, with a touch of fear: one week from Manitou’s Revenge.
In January, I agreed to do something I hadn’t put a lot of thought towards, but I do not regret it – yet. This particular trail race had been mentioned previously, most notably by someone whom I consider to be an incredible trail runner. He said this race was “tough” and I believed him. I […]
Eating In Niagara Falls, Ontario – Good And Bad
We went up for some wine tasting this weekend and had some really good experiences. I won’t dwell on the wineries, except to say it’s well worth the trip and we’re looking forward to going back in the summer and taking bicycles. The first night we ate around Dorchester, on Lundy’s Lane at a brew […]
C.H. Evans Brewery In Albany A Rare Experience
We headed over to Albany for the day to check out some breweries and get out of town. Our first stop was C.H. Evans which has some good reviews and a decent beer list. Since I’m writing this while waiting for the check, here’s the synopsis: The beers are OK, with one or two being […]
Early Winter Running
There’s times when it is just cold and wet. And then there are times when it is just cold and wet, in the Northeast. It seems to be a special cold and wet – much more cold (and wet) than in other places. Yesterday we were planning on a 10 mile trail run on nearly […]