Big (Racing) News!
Posted: January 9, 2014 Filed under: Health and Wellness | Tags: charity, Clinton Community College, fun run, James Wilson Scholarship Fund, race directors, racing, Strides for James, travel, Upstate NY, volunteer Leave a commentHi Friends!
As you may or may not know, I am one of the race directors for Strides for James. It’s a 5k/10k run and walk, in memory of my co-worker who passed away in 2012. James was a runner and loved the outdoors…so this event is a perfect way to honor his memory.
We are super excited to share that registration is now open! This year’s run is on May 10, 2014.
If you live in Upstate NY, or are looking for a reason to visit in the spring, I highly recommend signing up! All race profits go to the James Wilson Scholarship Fund at Clinton Community College. This cause is very near and dear to my heart and our scholarship committee has worked extremely hard to make the fund happen.
In its first year, the run had over 200 participants and raised over $5,000. This year we hope to double that.
Our second year will be bigger and better than last year, here’s why:
We’ve already have some AMAZING sponsors lined up. I can’t wait to fill you all in… It hurts to keep it under wraps right now!
We’ve moved the event back to Chazy, NY (where James lived). That’s right, we are back on his home turf!
We’ve lowered the registration fee…and who doesn’t love saving money?
If you have any questions, would like to volunteer or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, you can email us at stridesforjames@gmail.com.
To register, use this link: http://www.active.com/chazy-ny/running/races/strides-for-james-2014-4941580. *
*Please note, there will be team and family discounts. Please contact us at the above email address for information regarding these discounts.
Anyway, please pass this along! Hope to see you on race day….and I apologize now for future posts written on this…I am pretty darn excited!
Let’s chat, what races are you signed up for this year? Ever volunteered/directed a race? What are some of your favorite charities?
Life (mostly Food) Update In Photos…
Posted: May 15, 2013 Filed under: Awkward Moments, Confessions, Food, Fun, Gardening, Gross But Necessary, Life, Random, Ridiculousness | Tags: banana bread, banana split, bananas, cinco de mayo, dozen eggs, Farmer Ben, Food, food photos, free eggs, fun run, gardening, ice cream cake, leftover bananas, life update, photos, restaurants, running, what's on my plate Leave a commentHi there!
I know… I have so much to catch up on in the blogging aspect of things. This weekend was Strides for James and it was so much fun! I’ll be doing a post that details a little bit of everything… but I honestly haven’t had a moment to sit and collect my thoughts. So, to keep you until then, it was awesome. Our first year was a success.
So, I’ve been taking a lot of random pictures on my phone lately. Mostly of food and some other things…but mostly food.
So here’s a look at what I’ve been eating and doing lately.
I have a serious weakness for scallops…and margaritas.
Cinco de Mayo Seafood Paella…totally not local, but so good.
I’m seeing a food theme here…
Crock-pot Mexican chicken over rice with avocados, sour cream and NY Cheddar.. Yum.
This is what happens when you are planning a fun run and go to the grocery store at 6:00 am…you leave with two cases of free bananas and one discounted case.
Winning!
After the race…we had a lot of leftover bananas…so I’ve baking a ton of banana bread (gluten-free–recipes coming!) and making things like this (sorry the picture isn’t great)…
Banana Split Ice Cream Cake!
Speaking of baking banana bread, I was checking to see if one of the loaves was done…and stupidly burnt the tip of my finger, through a towel. Only me…
I’m also happy to report, after taking home about a half case of bananas, we are down to seven. Farmer Ben and I are a great team in the kitchen!
A mid-week run past a neighbor’s house… somehow we came home with two dozen eggs!
What?! It’s warm enough to wear shorts?! And we got free eggs?!
Another sunny day was spent out working in the garden (a week later, it went down to 28 at night… gah!)
Tomato cages are serious business
And this last piece… just made me chuckle.
saw this on Facebook…
Happy Wednesday!
What have you been up to lately?
Eaten anything exciting?!
Wow.
Posted: April 26, 2013 Filed under: Confessions, Life | Tags: blessings, charity event, charity run, fun run, healthy-living, race planning, scholarship, Strides for James, training Leave a commentI’m going to make this short and sweet.
Today, I realized that we have 102 registered participants for Strides for James. And there is still time to sign up!
I am just speechless. And overwhelmed. And ecstatic. And so excited for this event.
Tomorrow I am going up to the park so I can do a race day timeline. And it’s going to be beautiful out there!
Fifteen days til race day.
Do you have a cause you are passionate about? Any races coming up?
Happy weekend!
Mischief Managed
Posted: April 5, 2013 Filed under: Confessions, Life, Ridiculousness | Tags: 10k, 5k, chicken, chicken meatballs, chicken sausage, cooking, Food, fun run, haircut, life, mish-mash, random, Strides for James, sweet banner Leave a commentSo… things have been a bit nuts lately. For real… This post is, for lack of a better word…a mish-mash of everything.
Race planning is still going strong. We’ve gotten even more sponsors and are getting more registrations… have you signed up yet?!
We also put up our really sweet banner.
Donated by Loreman’s. Pretty sweet!
Check out our Facebook page to see some really awesome prizes!
I’m taking a really cool class through the University of Florida, but it’s got bonkers forum posts. Seriously…every morning I have approximately 27 new emails notifying me that someone added to a thread. I think it’s time to update my subscription settings….I just can’t keep up. Per my usual fashion, I am behind on my journal posts (whoops!) but will be catching up this weekend. The good thing is, I am getting a refresher on economics.
Our home has turned into a chicken sausage test kitchen. Really delicious… but holy cow (ha ha! Get it?) , I’ve been getting so much protein lately! My body is so…confused!
Here’s what we had for dinner last night:
Spaghetti with Chicken Meatballs.
I’ll call it a win.
Tonight, I’m making this sauce…partly because I need to use up the cauliflower that has been hanging out in the kitchen for the last week and partly because it’s delicious….and pretty good for you.
I have cookies to bake for people who have been pretty awesome lately.
I really want it to start getting warm outside. Why do I live in Upstate NY again? Also, why does everyone have their cranky pants on today?! Geesh!
Also, I made a really awesome (slightly crazy) decision the other day and cut my hair… super short. I love it! Thank you, Lianna!
Mischief Managed.
Happy Friday!
Better Late than Never…
Posted: May 9, 2012 Filed under: Confessions, Food, Fun, Health and Wellness, Life, Marriage, Random, Relationships, Ridiculousness, Uncategorized | Tags: 5k, benefit run, cinco de mayo celebrations, fitness, fun run, health and wellness, healthy-living, hills, running, speed workout, sports, weekend, weight loss, wounded warrior foundation 2 CommentsSo, to continue on my game of catching up…
This weekend was, in a word, phenomenal! For real. I haven’t had that much fun in a long time.
Ben and I ran the Chief Run 5k, benefitting the Wounded Warrior Foundation, with some friends on Saturday morning. It was chilly, but the sun was shining. I was nervous but the elation that came from having Ben do a race with me overshadowed anything else.
Once I got in the zone, I just kept plugging away and felt so in tune with the environment. Our times were …not great, but we ran the whole thing and we finished.
I’ve even talked Ben into doing another race this weekend!
Post Race: “Gross But Necessary” (shoutout to Pato!)
One thing I did learn? I have a lot of hill work to do. Seriously. My hips were screaming the next day, but it was worth it. It’s also time to add in some speed workouts!
After the race, we continued our weekend of fun with Cinco de Mayo celebrations, The Avengers, nachos, brisket smoking and a nice long walk. All in all it was a high-quality couple of days. We also got some good news and soaked up some Vitamin D. Win!
More catching up to come…stay tuned!
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