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Who was crazy inspired by watching the NYC Marathon yesterday?!? Life goal is to qualify for it someday with a fast half marathon time!

I sadly had to work and study and take an exam this weekend so don’t have many photos for you today!

I also really loved the extra hour yesterday- I was able to squeeze in a quick 15 minute ab class with my one week Pure Barre free trail subscription!

Salmon Salad on Friday night!

So much studying and resting from my cold that I had a crazy nightmare ABOUT topics that are on my exam. Ha. Total nerd 🤓

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Anyone else inspired by watching the NYC Marathon yesterday?!?

Favorite part of daylight savings?

Anyone else get crazy dreams when they take NyQuil?

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My race was brutal yesterday. Winds, rain, muddy, so many hills. I finished, but think I’m going to step back from posting so much on Instagram and Twitter to remember why I run again and take the remainder of the year with no actual training. I think it’s important to recognize when going hard is necessary and also recognize when cutting back is necessary.

Flashback to Friday where I did a whole lot of studying.

I made some homemade meatballs from Run Fast Eat Slow and they were delicious.

Watched Hocus Pocus and wow was that movie one of my favorites growing up or what?!? I still can remember so many lines from it.

Two shakeout miles and a walk with Stella to kick off our Saturday

Finally got around to switching out my clothes from Summer to Winter. I also organized my scarfs which made me feel SUPER productive.

Brady also created a nice sleeping bag out of my Big Agnes layers. He is so smart.

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Three Things you did this weekend?!?

Anyone else really enjoy organizing their closet?

It rained like crazy on Sunday here in New England. What’s the weather like where you are?

7 Things: This Is Pretty Great, I Like These Stats, and It Was Really Good.

We did A LOT of puzzling this weekend. This one is surprisingly hard despite it having ‘only’ 500 pieces?!? We got a package of National Park puzzles (gotta love TJ Maxx) and are starting with the one of Yosemite! Can’t wait until we get it finished.

I tried this creamer this weekend and it was pretty great. I haven’t tried any other types of Oat Milks yet, but know that they are ‘all the rage’, so I’m sure I’ll have to branch out and try other varieties now. It didn’t taste overly like Snickerdoodle, but it was still delicious.

Also tried this with barbecue chicken and brussell sprouts on Friday night. it was really tasty and super good ingredients for taking 90 seconds in the microwave!

Saturday we raked A LOT of leaves and we didn’t even get halfway through our yard. Ha. At least it’s good cross training right?!

Watched the new Braking Bad movie on Netflix, El Camino, and it was REALLY good. Like I’m still thinking about it over 24 hours later and still think it’s really good. Anyone else watch it yet?

Saw a lot of this view this weekend too.

Made Slow Cooker Lentil and Beef Minestrone on Sunday. It was so good and super easy since I worked from 10:30am-6:30pm! Recipe from Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow.

Also, I really like these stats.

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-Anyone else a fan of Oat Milk?

-Breaking Bad? What did you think of the movie?

-How many puzzle pieces are too many puzzle pieces?

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I kicked off the weekend with a whole ‘lotta carbs —> AKA giant blueberry pancakes.

Alex went to Vermont to spend time with his parents while his dad is in the hospital (he is doing better, but could still use your good thoughts), so that meant it was just a Stella and me weekend (along with the cats) SO we went on a hike Friday. The foliage right now is just the best.

I worked a lot this weekend and in my “free time” AKA early in the morning and late afternoon/evening I did some running and studying. Brady decided to do the weekend right and just relaxed.

I finished both of my school books and am so excited to get back to ‘reading for pleasure’ books. I will definitely also be re-reading How Bad Do You Want It by Matt Fitzgerald to gear-up for my marathon next weekend! I also have been recently obsessed with avocado toast and hot sauce on my eggs for either breakfast or lunch. SO good.

I’ve also really been loving taking Stella for a cool-down walk post run. I put some Chocolate Almond Milk in my Yeti Tumbler to feel all fancy and also got this super cute fleece tech headband from Buff to test out (as being a Bib Rave Pro!). I’ll report back when I’ve been able to test it out on at least 10 runs.

I’m also really excited to see these stats on my Garmin. Time to soak up all the taper-goodness to put this into fruition!

I’m also really loving this creamer lately! I’ve missed having good quality Almond Milk creamer for the past few months!

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Favorite kind of creamer in your coffee?

How was your weekend?

Anyone else loving the Fall Foliage right now?!? It’s SO beautiful here!

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Happy Monday! I’ve got a busy week ahead and am already looking forward to Friday when my 3 exams are over with! It’s also the Fryeburg Fair week, so we’ve begun our Fair food extravaganza with some fries with extra vinegar and salt.

I helped with parking at the Fair (aka did my flash cards while sitting in the sun & people watching).

Flashback to Friday night with homemade Lentil & Beef Minestrone before Alex’s brother, sister-in-law, & nephew came to stay with us for the night!

We went out to the basin to kayak on Saturday and it was so beautiful there! It was perfect weather and the leaves were just starting to change.

We packed a picnic and ate it along the shoreline. Gotta love a good pb&j and carrots with guacamole.

We also celebrated our one year engagaversay and almost 5 year anniversary!

And I got up early to catch the end of the Berlin Marathon. What a finish by both sides! That race is definitely on my bucket list someday.

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-Anyone else a run-nerd and get up early to watch the Marathon?!?

-Favorite Fair food?

-When do you start decorating for Fall?