• Fitness,  Running,  Trail Running

    Heat Wave

    Is everyone enjoying our lovely heatwave we’ve got going on here? It’s been in the 90s all week! This is definitely not something we’re used to here in Upstate, New York. 😀 Wednesday I braved the heat and rode my bike into work, the ride home was HOT, but not unbearable. I also stopped at the bike shop to get my new bike computer installed so I didn’t have to deal with it. Pretty sweet. Last night ARE held another trail run, this time at Peebles Island, one of my other favorite spots to run. I was debating all day whether or not to actually go and face running in…

  • Albany,  Fitness,  Running

    Trail Run Wipe Out

    Yesterday Chris and I decided to run the ARE’s second trail run of the summer series at Peebles Island. It was a beautiful night perfect for running! It was my second time running here with the ARE and it was fun as always… Then, this happened. I lost my footing at the end of the first 2.5 mile loop on a downhill and tumbled down, landing on my right arm. I lost an earring in the process, too. Fortunately I didn’t twist an ankle so my legs and feet were fine and I continued on, and ran other loop! Another nice runner named Dave stopped and helped me and we…