Boogie Down

I may have forgotten to mention the most surprising detail of our New York City trip last weekend—we ran ten miles!

I tried to back out of this one multiple times, because my foot had been bothering me and I didn’t have the proper time to train. But at the last minute, I was feeling good and not wanting to stand around while everyone else was running. I backed back in. I practiced my new strategy of run-walking, and it wasn’t bad at all… at least until mile 8, then we just dragged ourselves to the finish.

We were handsomely rewarded with this view of Yankee Stadium:

And with the best brunch, which, let’s be real, is the only reason to do exercise anyway:

Then I departed from my sister’s to drive across/through the city (very scary) to meet my longtime friend for her birthday celebration. Unfortunately, driving across/through the city takes much more time than I planned for, so I was a bit late, but they kindly made time to get a drink with me anyway. My first time in Hoboken!

On the ride back, I continued my Anthony Bourdain NJ food trail with a stop at Hiram’s Roadstand. They have deep fried chili cheese hotdogs, which is not really my thing food-wise but was delicious nonetheless.