Pumpkins and Stuff!

Ah, fall.... Colorful leaves, cooler temps, and pumpkin everything are all parts of my favorite time of year.  Not to mention Avett's birthday, our wedding anniversary (6 years this year!), and this year, the NYC marathon (and our first extended trip away from our little dude - zoinks!). Last weekend, we made the trek up the mountain to return...

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Sick.

Sick, sick, sick.  As in, I'm sick, Ruth Ann is sick, and Avett is sick.  And we've BEEN sick.  For a while.  And I'm sick of it.  And tired too.  About a month ago, RA came home with some crud, about a week after that, I decided to try out said crud, then about a week after that, Avett was feeling left out and jumped onto the crud bandwagon too. Now I do count us super lucky to have held out this long without Avett having much more than a sniffle.  When we took him in for his one year check-up, they noticed...

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New York City Marathon Update

This past Saturday, I ran my final long training run, grinding out 20 miles in and around Tanglewood Park.  I managed to get my average pace down to 9:56/mile, which should get me to the finish line on race day somewhere between 4:15 and 4:30 (which is a marked improvement over my Big Sur time, so I'll take it!).  I did reaffirm that the end of any long run for me is just tough.  It doesn't seem to matter how fast or slow I start, but by those last few miles, I'm cooked.  I'm hoping the nearly 2 million people in NYC will help...

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