On The Way To Cape May

The weather is getting nicer and the runners are coming out of the wood work. I am loving it! Last weekend I got to go to Cape May with some friends and I couldn’t have asked for better weather. Saturday morning I went for a run, started with a long sleeved shirt and jacket and less than 20 minutes in I am pretty sure the heat turned on about 20 degrees. I only did about 3.5 miles so it wasn’t too bad. Cape May is gorgeous! I always think of Al Albert’s song ‘On the Way to Cape May’ whenever I am getting ready to go to the shore. Every Friday they play it on Oldies 98 in the Summer. As with most things, I googled the song so I could post it on Facebook but then I came across Uncle Al’s Obituary :/ My mom and I had gone to the Berlin auction a few years ago and found ourselves in the music store wondering if Al Alberts was still alive and well… turns out he died in 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Alberts Naturally I then spent a good 45 minutes looking at clips from Al Albert’s Showcase, the show he had on Sunday mornings (maybe it was Saturdays) for just about eternity…I used to watch it when I was a kid and pretend I was on the show. Ahhh memories, RIP Uncle Al, you were a gem.

Sorry to side track there, back to the run. The pics I posted, came out pretty well. You can see the Cape May Lighthouse if you run all the way to the end of Beach Ave. I remember going to the lighthouse about 8 years ago, it was really neat.



Broad St is rapidly approaching (Less than 2 weeks now) and I am getting pretty excited. The Inquirer is posting a different person’s story each day leading up to the run about their reasons for running it. It is really inspiring. The story today is about a man who lost 100lbs in the past year I think. Anyway he said he ran 10 miles in 88 minutes the other day and I was like ‘what?! That’s amazing!’ And I was a little jealous because last year my time was… 107 minutes, dude is 19 minutes faster than me…However I can guarantee he works a lot harder than I do.



I will leave you with this Chinese Proverb that I found while Googling Motivational Quotes:

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

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I had an awesome weekend away in Mystical Connecticut! It is gorgeous up there. These last two sentences would have not come out of my mouth 6+ years ago when I was convinced CT was filled with rich snobby people. There are some rich people, let’s get real, but it was so beautiful! I think if I went venturing on my own I would not have seen the sights I did. My friend, Jeff told me there was a great place to run near his house with a mile loop around a lake. When he pulled into an abandoned parking lot, I was slightly suspicious. We walked up a hill for a half a mile and then our view opened to a beautiful sight!

Jeff is running Boston next week so he wanted to run 5 miles. I thought I would soak up the view so I ran/ but mainly walked, 3 laps.

Later in the day I got a tour of Mystic, CT. There were shops and boats and piers. Very pretty. We went up to Ender’s Island which is like a retreat area run by priests and nuns, I believe. It was so nice there. Sometime’s with all the hustle and bustle, I forget what pure silence sounds like…I got to hear and see it this weekend.

I really should watch the movie.

That night we went to Mohegan Sun for dinner and got to hear some Doo Wop music. It was a great time.

I hadn't been to Mohegan Sun since I turned 21. I hardly remembered it then so this time was like the first time and it was great.

27 Days until Broad St! I can feel the weather getting nicer out there and I think that will have a positive affect on my training. I didnt really have time to indulge in Easter Candy yesterday because I was travelling around. I am fighting the urge to go sweap up at Rite Aid on the leftovers but it may just happen tonight.

Hope everyone had a great Easter! It was so nice for me to get a change of scenery for a day and a half. As much as I love the outdoors; grass, trees, ocean...My heart did flutter when I stepped back into Philly. I guess I have grown to love this place <3

Spring has Sprung

The Boys are Back in Town

I took my brother, Patrick, to the game Monday night… Phils victory over the Pirates 4-3..We sat in 233 which is one section from the Hall of Fame Club so it was pretty sweet. I will def be doing that next year.

Saturday I ran the Phillies 5K with Coach Laurie from Team. It was a bit dreary out but the rain held up. After we got to walk the warning track on the field, and that was why we all showed up!

Even got to see my name on the Big Screen…It’s a bit blurry but it is the second to last name in this shot.