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NYC Marathon Spectating

Yesterday was the first time I spent the NYC Marathon on the sidelines watching since I first ran it in 2011, and I had the best possible day I could as a spectator.

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I started the day off with a 3-mile run of my own, kind of thankful in that wind that I wasn’t running myself, but still a little nostalgic and wistful.

I made my way up to 88th and 1st to watch with my friend Heather. We stayed out there just long enough to see the elites pass, which was really cool. MEB!!!

Then, we made it over to the park, where we also saw the elite men cross the finish line.

NYC Marathon Spectating

But first, a selfie.

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After that, we headed into the Blue Line Finish Lounge, where we ran into Jen! Thank you to Mary from New Balance for hooking me up with these tickets.

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I look like a Michelin man in my puffy coat, so let’s go with a pic of Heather inside the lounge, which was such a fun place to watch from. It was nice and warm and they had a giant screen where you could watch the race. And maybe a little bubbly. We stayed in there until it closed, and then headed over to Cafe Tallulah, where I celebrated last year, to wait for some of our friends who’d run.

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Congrats to Karen on your first marathon! You rock.

I went to sleep last night happy for a fun day celebrating friends, NYC and running. But enough time on the sidelines. I’ll be back next year.

Old School Theodora

Back in the day, I blogged everything I ate, every work out I did, every little weight loss milestone.
(Sample old post from 2009…and a pic from that era to go along with it.)

Side note: I really liked that dress. I think it started its life as something like a 14 or so, and by the time I lost weight, the tailor just couldn’t do enough to it.

I was emailing this morning with a friend yesterday, and she told me how much she loved how I used to blog everything I ate, as I told her about the #HomeCookHero contest we’re doing at work. Well, I don’t have time to do that any more, or, really any interest in doing so, but I’m doing this CrossFit stuff for results, so a little accountability never hurt. I also love how my long-lost buddy Emily has been blogging about her Flybarre Challenge, so here we go.

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October 7, 2014:

Weight: 147.5

Waist: 31

Bust: 37.5

Hips: 38

No arm or thigh measurements, because I’m not going to obsess over those. I’d just like my weight and waist measurements to come down. And bust. Somehow that measurement’s gotten bigger in the past year. Some are filled with milk; mine are filled with wine.

Not sure how often I’ll check in, but here’s my starting point.

Less wine, less wheat, more lifting, more veggies. Let’s go.