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5/14 - 5/18: 4 MILES + 4 MILES + WHISKY CRUISE
:: aboard the Spirit of Boston, sponsored by the Whisky Guild ::
whiskies like Benromach Peat Smoke and Portwood, Highland Park 18, Lagavulin Distillers Edition, Laphroaig 10yr Cask Strength … and bourbons like Balcones True Blue, Bulleit 10, Angel’s Envy, E.H. Taylor, and Rittenhouse 100…
an off-the-charts event
…and I’ll metaphorically be at sea for the next 3 weeks as I work on a freelance project / hope your kick-offs to summer are glorious, and I’ll see you in June! :)
xo
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5/15 MILEAGE: 4 MILES (NORTH END)
// ROUTE: Apt. - A St. - Congress St. - Fort Point Harborwalk - over the Northern Ave. bridge - Downtown Harborwalk (past Rowes Wharf, the Aquarium) - Atlantic Ave. - Commercial Ave. - the Charlestown Bridge and back //
:: 48 degrees ::“Life is too short,” she panicked, “I want more.” He nodded slowly, “Wake up earlier.” - Dr. SunWolf
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5/13: 4 MILES + LAUREN HOSTS SUPPER CLUB
:: pupusas w/ roasted corn, avocado, peach salsa, queso fresco, jalapenos, sour cream, pulled chicken, and cilantro + spicy cucumber margaritas ::
pupusas originate from El Salvador and they’re these buoyant + cake-like corn tortillas that will make you want to move to Central America so you can eat them all the time / Lauren presented an arsenal of summery options w/ which to top them, and we piled on the goodness until our pupusas looked like booty-heavy shipwrecks marooned upon our plates
this paired well with Steph’s delicious Spicy Cucumber Margaritas, courtesy of Bon Appétit, + several bottles of wine including Ameztoi Txakolina Rose from the Basque region of Spain—it’s one of my absolute favorite warm-weather wines
delicioso!
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5/10 - 5/12: NYC
:: a weekend in the city w/ John’s fam/my future in-laws ::
every time I’m here, I never want to leave…
And when the doctor told me that I could have died. / And when I climbed up from the subway to the day outside. / White summer clouds were boiling in the trees. / I felt like falling to my knees. / Stand clear of the closing doors, please! Stand clear of the closing doors, please!
And when the camel knelt to let me mount it. / Winged angels knelt in silhouette / To worship at the alter made of blue / That the sun was fastened to. / It all came down to you. It all comes down to you.
In New York City “kneeling” buses kneel for the disabled. / My camel kneels. We fly into the desert. / I flee in terror to my tranquilizer the Sahara. / I stroll slowly down sweet Broadway. / It is as you say. We are here to pray.
- From Nijinsky’s Diary, Frederick Seidel
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5/8 MILEAGE: 4 MILES (SOUTH BOSTON)
// ROUTE: Apt. - A St. - Summer St. - East 1st St. - Farragut Rd. - Broadway - West 3rd St. and back //
:: 59 degrees ::To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower / Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour
- Blake
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5/5 MILEAGE: 13.1 MILES
:: Gloucester’s Twin Lights Half Marathon ::
gnarly hills, a cool sea breeze, + a PR of 1:49:52 / not a bad day! :)
training for the Gloucester Half Marathon (5/5/13) + spells of saturnalia in Boston bars/restaurants
BIO
Amanda is a copywriter by trade, blogger by night, runner by nature and foodie at heart. All of the pictures on this blog have been taken with her *iPhone 4, which can be terrible for making phone calls but surprisingly apt at capturing photos. She lives in Boston, MA.
*While it can be somewhat distracting to stop and get camera-happy while running, she'll be the first to tell you that it's been making training so much more dynamic--long, solo runs no longer feel as aimless, now they're about... reporting, and documenting bits of beauty along the way.
BACKGROUND
This blog's inception was August 1st, 2010 with the goal to use this space as an exercise log as I trained for my third half marathon.
Some of my milestones, to date:
HALF MARATHONS:
5/24/09, Boston's Run to Remember: 2:05:21
2/28/10, Hyannis half marathon: 2:10:09
11/21/10, Philadelphia half marathon: 2:00:40
2/27/11, Hyannis half marathon: 1:58:12
10/16/11, Newport half marathon: 1:55:52
5/12/12, Gloucester's Twin Lights half marathon: 1:53:02
2/24/13, Hyannis half marathon: 2:02:07
5/5/13, Gloucester's Twin Lights half marathon: 1:49:52
OUTLIERS:
2/1/09, Super Sunday 5K: 25:47
3/22/09, An Ras Mor 5K: 26:33
6/6/09, Harpoon 5-miler: 46:42
8/8/09, Falmouth Road Race (7 miles): 1:02:53
10/12/09, Tufts 10K: 1:00:45
12/13/09, Jingle Bell 5K: 28:21
2/7/10, Super Sunday 10K: 56:28
6/5/10, Harpoon 5-miler: 49:28
12/19/10, Jingle Bell 5K: 29:21
8/14/11, Falmouth Road Race (7 miles): 56:57
2/5/12, Super Sunday 5-miler, 40:09
A BRIEF NOTE ON THE OBVIOUS RESTAURANTEERING AND INDULGENCE
While running and exercising can become so awesomely addictive, I really believe it shouldn't mean, in turn, that calorie counting ought to become obsessive. Life was meant to be lived, and if you're taking on some gnarly mileage in brutal conditions I don't think it's unreasonable to treat yourself to a glass of something barrel-aged or whiskey-washed, 2 rocks, hold the fruit.
Feel free to e-mail me at Amandaleemorrison@gmail.com
