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Syracuse Half Marathon 2015

Race day jitters and all that. Not sure why but it happens. I was travelling out to the race with two friends. We are well matched in pace for training runs but when Amy hits the race course, Shirley and I are left eating her dust. We have fun. The support and information regarding this race was outstanding. Here it is, almost word for word. *Make sure to check out the post race eats. There is a live band as well! Syracuse Half 2015 Race Weekend Information Syracuse’s largest and most popular road race. 3499 runners will hit the streets [...]

By Joanne|2015-03-22T15:05:13-04:00March 22, 2015|Races, Running|2 Comments

Syracuse Half Marathon and Healthy Whole Grain Lasagna

This week, I used a local half marathon for my tempo training run. After running a 2 mile warm up with the dogs, Ted and I left for Syracuse. The drive out there didn’t look promising and never mind very motivating! A white out on the thruway out to Syracuse. Temperature, 24 degrees. Wind at 13 mph. It was a bigger crowd this year than last in spite of the horrid weather. I didn’t dress very warm, a long sleeve sports shirt and Marathon Maniac wind breaker. When they handed me the Syr. Tee shirt for the race, I thought [...]

By Joanne|2014-03-23T13:41:41-04:00March 23, 2014|Health and Nutrition|6 Comments

Syracuse Half Marathon 2013 and Zoey’s First Birthday

It was a good day. It FELT like it was going to be a good day as I ran with Shane for a 2 mile warm up before leaving the house. It was a PR at 1:46:24, average pace 8:08. Catherine Valley was a 1:46:48 so it was close, but I’ll take it. It was a good enough time for a 3rd place age group finish. STATS: Place 238 out of 1014 Finishes. 3rd out of 52 runners in age group. I think it was due to the really neat course. It was a rolling course with the worst hill (which wasn’t that [...]