I don't know about you, but this week has been draaaaaaaging!
Here's five things that are making me happy and looking forward to the weekend:
1. We leave for Cape May in three hours!
As a reader of this blog, you know we adore Cape May, NJ. It's a beautiful, historic seaside town with tons of shops, wineries, and festivals. We are headed down for an extended weekend with M's parents and can't wait to explore all the off-season fun at the shore. We've also got a 17 mile run on the calendar so we are looking forward to running somewhere other than our neighborhood.
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| We love Cape May. |
2. StrideBox sent me a fun package to review.
The super awesome folks at StrideBox sent me a cool box filled with samples of running products that I will review in full next week here. I can't wait to try out some of the bars they sent this weekend on our long run. Look for the full review coming soon!
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| All kinds of goodness. |
3. We've got another awesome trip coming up- Dublin, Ireland!
Matthew and I are crossing the pond very soon to visit a place that's been on my list for years- Dublin! To do while we're there: drink authentic Guinness, tour Trinity College, and sing along to some jaunty Irish folk song in a hole-in-the-wall historically old tavern. Can. Not. Wait!
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| The Ha'Penny Bridge at sunset. Source |
4. My running and weight loss story is being featured in a book: "Run Your Fat Off" by Jason Karp, PhD!
About a year ago on Instagram, I connected with a fellow runner and writer, Jason Karp, who was looking for runners who had lost weight while running to profile for his upcoming book. Well, the book is finally being published! You can pre-order the book on Amazon here. It will be published in March 2017. Jason has written a ton of other books about running and healthy living; I'm sure this new book will be full of information and inspiration like his others :-)
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| Can't wait to read it! |
5. Fall is the BEST season for running.
Cooler weather + leaf-changing = best training runs of my year.
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| As seen on our usual running route. |
What five things are rocking your world this Friday?!
