"Skunk Cabbage Half Marathon"

It was a first

My first half marathon. The conclusion = Joanne is a lazy runner, explained at the end of the post. Last night, I was thinking what a fool I am, almost ruining my first half. You see, I brought my new bike home and couldn’t leave it alone. Don’t I fall off it? It’s my first bike with the clip in shoe-to-pedal configuration and when I put my left shoe down, it went right out from under me. However, a bruised hand doesn’t stop one from running, right? Could have been worse. Marathon morning: Up at 5:15, had some water and [...]

By Joanne|2010-04-11T18:00:33-04:00April 11, 2010|Running|20 Comments

Banana Therapy

A change in plans. I’m following a schedule to increase my running miles so I might be able to do a marathon at some point this year. Currently, I am going into week 13 which would be my longest run yet, 18 miles. BUT… I’ve entered a couple of races. On Saturday April 3rd, I’m running the 23rd annual Fort to Fort, a 10K. On the 11th I’m running my first 1/2 marathon 2 hours away in Ithaca, The Skunk Cabbage Classic. Then I’m hopping into the car and going to S.C for a visit with the family. Part of [...]

By Joanne|2010-03-29T06:24:47-04:00March 29, 2010|healthy cooking, Running|10 Comments

Grain Mustard, Caraway Seed and Beer Bread

I decided to do my first half marathon and signed up for the Skunk Cabbage Half. I know…what’s this thing I have with skunks? That’s what I thought when I saw this half listed on Active. The worst part is that the course is described as rolling hills. I really don’t like hills. But I do enjoy going down them. Something for me to keep in mind while trudging up those steep inclines all around Utica. On April 11, I’ll be running my longest race yet. The week before that is the Fort-To-Fort, 10K. I haven’t signed up for [...]